In 2013, seventy percent of the world top 100 universities in economics / business are located in the United States. Two other Anglo-Saxon nations follow : Canada with 8 universities, and the United Kingdom with 6.
The per capita score allows some small countries to climb to the top of the ranking : Denmark, the Netherlands, Israel, and Hong Kong take the top 4 positions, with scores above the median and the average (red line).
World top 100 universities in Economics / Business | |||
Country | Number | Population | Per capita |
| Million | (Nbr/Millionx100) | ||
| Australia | 2 | 22.0 | 9.1 |
| Canada | 8 | 34.6 | 23.1 |
| Denmark | 2 | 5.5 | 36.4 |
| France | 1 | 63.3 | 1.6 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 7.6 | 26.3 |
| Israel | 2 | 7.6 | 26.3 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 16.6 | 30.2 |
| Singapore | 1 | 4.7 | 21.1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7.6 | 13.1 |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 62.3 | 9.6 |
| United States | 70 | 323.4 | 21.6 |
| Median | 2 | 21.6 | |
| Average | 9 | 19.9 | |
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Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division
