Swiss Rankings

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Switzerland – Nr. 2

2022 - October

• Top 10 position for Switzelrand - The Sustainable Development Report tracks countries’ progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from gender equality to clean, affordable energy. For the second year in a row, the world is not making progress on the SDG overall. However, some countries are rapidly transforming into sustainable, equal societies. Watch to know which countries made it to the top ten. 

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Switzerland – Nr. 2

2022 - June

• Nr. 2 position for Switzelrand  The IMD World Competitiveness Rankings emphasize a long-term trend highlighted in past editions – that the countries on the top of the list each have a unique approach to becoming competitive. 

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Switzerland – Nr. 4

2022 - March

• Switzerland continues to be ranked as the most happiest countries in the world. 
• The World Happiness Report is a publication from the United Nations’Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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World Happiness Report

Switzerland – Nr. 2

2022 - January

• Switzerland heads the ranking of the most competitive economies in the world. The country managed to navigate the coronavirus crisis more effectively than others. The ranking, which has been compiled by the Lausanne-based IMD since 1989, were previously topped by Singapore.  

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Switzerland – Nr. 1

2021- October

• Switzerland continues to be ranked as the most innovation-friendly country in the world. 
• More than half of the R&D top 20 are European economies and five are Asian. 
• China is outperforming many others where IP is concerned but lags behind in other key areas.

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Switzerland – Nr. 1

Global Innovation Index (GII) 

2021- October

The Global Innovation Index (GII) takes the pulse of the most recent global innovation trends.
 

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https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/

Switzerland – Nr. 6

IMD Business School Lausanne 

2021- May

IMD Business School from Lausanne examined 64 countries looking at their digital transformation.
 

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https://www.imd.org/centers/world-competitiveness-center/rankings/world-digital-competitiveness/

Switzerland – Nr. 1

 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

2021- May

Which of the world’s economies are the most competitive today, and thus able to nurture the wellbeing of their people and entice business? During the COVID-19 pandemic, have economic policies, non-reliance on global supply chains and social cohesion been able to offset some of the potential damage of high infection levels?
 

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https://www.imd.org/centers/world-competitiveness-center/rankings/world-competitiveness/

Switzerland – Nr. 2

The Elite Quality Index

2021- May

The Elite Quality Index 2021 (EQx2021) measures the way in which elites globally contribute to the development of society. It specifically looks at the economic and political power of elites and evaluates how elites enable or impede economic and political growth. The means in which elites create or extract value can help determine the business opportunity, growth and development of a nation.
 

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Switzerland – Nr. 1

World Economic Forum

2020- August

In the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Report 2019, it comes in fifth overall – but tops the ranking for skills.

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https://www.usnews.com/media/best-countries/overall-rankings-2020.pdf

Switzerland – Nr. 3

IMD Lausanne

2020- June

This year’s results show a common pattern in the factors that have influenced the current performance of highly ranked countries. Such a pattern emerges around international trade and investment, employment, the openness of societies, measures related to political stability, and to social and gender equality. .

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https://www.imd.org/wcc/world-competitiveness-center-rankings/world-competitiveness-ranking-2020/

U.S. News

2020

Switzerland – Nr. 1

Switzerland leads the rating of the best countries in the world according to U.S.News.

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https://www.usnews.com/media/best-countries/overall-rankings-2020.pdf

Deep Knowledge Group

2020 – June

Switzerland – Nr. 1

Switzerland ranked as the safest country in the world according to “Deep Knowledge Group” in the latest risk assessment to Corona / Covid-19 outbreak.

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https://www.usnews.com/media/best-countries/overall-rankings-2020.pdf

2020 – March

Switzerland – Nr. 3

The Happiest Nation in The World Switzerland is 3 in the global happiness ranking for 2020

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https://happiness-report.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/WHR20.pdf

The Local

2019

Switzerland – Nr. 1

For the third year running, Switzerland has come out top in the annual Best Countries rankings which looks at people’s perceptions of 80 countries around the world..

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https://www.thelocal.ch/20190123/switzerland-named-worlds-best-country-usnews-perceptions-global-rankings

INSEAD Global Innovation Index

2019
Switzerland – Nr. 1

Switzerland ranks again as the most innovative country in the world, followed by Sweden, USA, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) looks forward to revealing the innovation rankings of economies and the findings of this year’s theme at the global launch in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The GII is a source of insight into the multidimensional facets of innovation-driven growth.

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https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii-2019-report

IMD Lausanne

2019 – May
Switzerland – Top 5

Switzerland Ranked World’s Fourth Most Competitive Economy. Switzerland is Europe’s most competitive nation. On global ranking Nr. 4

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https://www.imd.org/wcc/world-competitiveness-center-rankings/world-competitiveness-ranking-2019/

U.S. News

2019 – January
Switzerland – Nr. 1

Switzerland Named World’s Best Country Again

For the third year running, Switzerland has come out top in the annual Best Countries rankings which looks at people’s perceptions of 80 countries around the world.

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https://www.thelocal.ch/20190123/switzerland-named-worlds-best-country-usnews-perceptions-global-rankings

Swiss Banking Association

2018 – August
Switzerland – Nr. 1

Top in Cross-border Wealth Management – Banking Barometer 2018

The banking sector makes a significant contribution to the success of the Swiss financial center. Switzerland is one of the leading global financial centers and continues to be the top location for cross-border wealth management.

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https://www.swissbanking.org/library/studien-reports/bankenbarometer-2018/bankenbarometer2018_en.pdf/@@download/file/Bankenbarometer2018_EN.pdf