Intelligence Capital Index

Intelligence Capital Index

The key qualities of a nation that will spur innovation and propel the knowledge economy are smarts and creativity. Underpinning these is the “intelligence capital” of a country, a measure of its knowledge capability, i.e. its stock of intellectual know-how along with its ability to develop and attract talent. The Intelligence Capital Index (ICI) is a way to measure the ability of countries to capitalise on the knowledge economy by assessing their environments for education, creativity and talent attraction. It is based on five aspects of knowledge acquisition/production: (1) Quantity of education; (2) Quality of education; (3) Average educational skills; (4) Elite educational skills; (5) Creativity and complexity; and (5) Attractiveness and openness to talent. Underlying these are 24 indicators that span the life cycle of talent — from childhood through tertiary education and then in the marketplace.

Below are the ten countries with the best knowledge capital outcomes:

1. 1. USA (74.883)
   2. UK (64.192)
   3. Germany (64.179)
   4. Australia (63.960)
   5. Singapore (63.599)
   6. Sweden (61.582)
   7. Switzerland (61.574)
   8. Canada (61.149)
   9. Finland (60.445)
   10. Denmark (60.252)

A synopsis of the ICI can found below:

Full results (128 countries are assessed) including methodology and indicators can be found here.