The United States place 77 universities among the 2016 world top 200 universities in life and agriculture sciences. With Canada's 9, North America dominates the field , while Europe as a whole takes 83 slots. Asia/Oceania fill 28 slots, Latin America 2, and Africa one.
Sweden commands the per capita ranking with 4 universities and an index of 71.73, or threefold the average (red line), being followed by Switzerland (60.10), Denmark (52.78), Australia (49.54) and Belgium (44.56)
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World top 200 universities | |||
Country | Number | Population | Per capita |
| Million | (Nbr/Millionx100) | ||
| Australia | 12 | 24.223 | 49.54 |
| Austria | 2 | 8.589 | 23.29 |
| Belgium | 5 | 11.222 | 44.56 |
| Brazil | 1 | 205.231 | 0.49 |
| Canada | 9 | 36.222 | 24.85 |
| China | 5 | 1408.922 | 0.35 |
| Denmark | 3 | 5.684 | 52.78 |
| Finland | 2 | 5.478 | 36.51 |
| France | 7 | 65.316 | 10.72 |
| Germany | 16 | 82.453 | 19.40 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 7.365 | 13.58 |
| Ireland | 2 | 4.776 | 41.88 |
| Israel | 1 | 8.028 | 12.46 |
| Italy | 1 | 61.211 | 1.63 |
| Japan | 5 | 126.598 | 3.95 |
| Korea, Rep. of | 1 | 49.976 | 2.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 126.635 | 0.79 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 16.885 | 41.46 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4.641 | 21.55 |
| Norway | 2 | 5.196 | 38.49 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 30.414 | 3.29 |
| Singapore | 1 | 5.717 | 17.49 |
| South Africa | 1 | 53.835 | 1.86 |
| Spain | 3 | 47.333 | 6.34 |
| Sweden | 7 | 9.759 | 71.73 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 8.320 | 60.10 |
| United Kingdom | 21 | 64.200 | 32.71 |
| United States | 77 | 327.690 | 23.50 |
| Total | 200 | ||
| Average | 7.1 | 23.47 | |
| Median | 2.5 | 20.48 | |
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Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division
