Innovation is one of the most important attributes of successful countries. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) prepares a global ranking of innovation considering, among other factors, the number of patent applications, the number of researchers as a proportion of the country's inhabitants, financing for entrepreneurship, regulatory quality and facilities for doing business. Which country ranks first in the ranking?

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Switzerland. The European nation has an index of 67.6, followed by Sweden (64.2) and the United States (63.5%). In Latin America, the first place goes to Brazil, with 33.6. You can see the results of the ranking in this infographic from Visual Capitalist.