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WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2022 - Compiled |
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RANK |
COUNTRY |
POPULATION |
TOTAL UNIV. |
INDEX |
RANK |
COUNTRY |
POPULATION |
TOTAL UNIV. |
INDEX |
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| RANK | COUNTRY | POPULATION | TOTAL UNIV. IN TOP 1000 | INDEX | RANK | COUNTRY | POPULATION | TOTAL UNIV. IN TOP 500 | INDEX | |
| WORLD | 7,800,000,000 | 1000 | 1.00 | WORLD | 7,800,000,000 | 500 | 0.50 | |||
| 1 | MACAU | 663,000 | 2 | 23.53 | 1 | MACAU | 663,000 | 1 | 11.76 | |
| 2 | ICELAND | 344,000 | 1 | 22.67 | 2 | FINLAND | 5,552,000 | 7 | 9.83 | |
| 3 | NEW ZEALAND | 4,882,000 | 8 | 12.78 | 3 | NEW ZEALAND | 4,882,000 | 6 | 9.59 | |
| 4 | FINLAND | 5,552,000 | 9 | 12.64 | 4 | SWITZERLAND | 8,750,000 | 9 | 8.02 | |
| 5 | IRELAND | 5,007,000 | 8 | 12.46 | 5 | SWEDEN | 10,194,000 | 10 | 7.65 | |
| 6 | LUXEMBOURG | 639,000 | 1 | 12.21 | 6 | AUSTRALIA | 25,950,000 | 24 | 7.21 | |
| 7 | ESTONIA | 1,324,000 | 2 | 11.78 | 7 | DENMARK | 5,825,000 | 5 | 6.70 | |
| 8 | AUSTRALIA | 25,950,000 | 36 | 10.82 | 8 | CYPRUS | 1,220,000 | 1 | 6.39 | |
| 9 | SWITZERLAND | 8,750,000 | 11 | 9.81 | 9 | IRELAND | 5,007,000 | 4 | 6.23 | |
| 10 | UNITED KINGDOM | 68,389,000 | 77 | 8.78 | 10 | HONG KONG | 7,583,000 | 6 | 6.17 | |
| 11 | NORWAY | 5,491,000 | 6 | 8.52 | 11 | NETHERLANDS | 17,194,000 | 13 | 5.90 | |
| 12 | SWEDEN | 10,194,000 | 11 | 8.42 | 12 | ESTONIA | 1,324,000 | 1 | 5.89 | |
| 13 | DENMARK | 5,825,000 | 6 | 8.03 | 13 | NORWAY | 5,491,000 | 4 | 5.68 | |
| 14 | AUSTRIA | 9,064,000 | 9 | 7.74 | 14 | UNITED KINGDOM | 68,389,000 | 42 | 4.79 | |
| 15 | SLOVENIA | 2,078,000 | 2 | 7.51 | 15 | BELGIUM | 11,656,000 | 7 | 4.68 | |
| 16 | ITALY | 60,323,000 | 52 | 6.72 | 16 | ISRAEL | 8,864,000 | 5 | 4.40 | |
| 17 | CYPRUS | 1,220,000 | 1 | 6.39 | 17 | AUSTRIA | 9,064,000 | 5 | 4.30 | |
| 18 | HONG KONG | 7,583,000 | 6 | 6.17 | 18 | CANADA | 38,250,000 | 21 | 4.28 | |
| 19 | ISRAEL | 8,864,000 | 7 | 6.16 | 19 | PORTUGAL | 10,151,000 | 5 | 3.84 | |
| 20 | BELGIUM | 11,656,000 | 9 | 6.02 | 20 | SLOVENIA | 2,078,000 | 1 | 3.75 | |
| 21 | SPAIN | 46,737,000 | 36 | 6.01 | 21 | ITALY | 60,323,000 | 27 | 3.49 | |
| 22 | CANADA | 38,250,000 | 29 | 5.91 | 22 | GERMANY | 83,971,000 | 37 | 3.44 | |
| 23 | NETHERLANDS | 17,194,000 | 13 | 5.90 | 23 | QATAR | 2,960,000 | 1 | 2.64 | |
| 24 | PORTUGAL | 10,151,000 | 7 | 5.38 | 24 | SINGAPORE | 5,923,000 | 2 | 2.63 | |
| 25 | GREECE | 10,342,000 | 7 | 5.28 | 25 | USA | 333,992,000 | 111 | 2.59 | |
| 26 | CZECH | 10,732,000 | 7 | 5.09 | 26 | SPAIN | 46,737,000 | 14 | 2.34 | |
| 27 | HUNGARY | 9,619,000 | 6 | 4.87 | 27 | GREECE | 10,342,000 | 3 | 2.26 | |
| 28 | GERMANY | 83,971,000 | 52 | 4.83 | 28 | SOUTH KOREA | 51,329,000 | 13 | 1.98 | |
| 29 | USA | 333,992,000 | 202 | 4.72 | 29 | FRANCE | 65,514,000 | 16 | 1.90 | |
| 30 | TAIWAN | 23,876,000 | 14 | 4.57 | 30 | TAIWAN | 23,876,000 | 4 | 1.31 | |
| 31 | SOUTH KOREA | 51,329,000 | 29 | 4.41 | 31 | MALAYSIA | 33,001,000 | 5 | 1.18 | |
| 32 | LATVIA | 1,856,000 | 1 | 4.20 | 32 | LEBANON | 6,753,000 | 1 | 1.16 | |
| 33 | CROATIA | 4,068,000 | 2 | 3.83 | 33 | HUNGARY | 9,619,000 | 1 | 0.81 | |
| 34 | FRANCE | 65,514,000 | 27 | 3.21 | 34 | CHILE | 19,271,000 | 2 | 0.81 | |
| 35 | LITHUANIA | 2,671,000 | 1 | 2.92 | 35 | JAPAN | 125,816,000 | 13 | 0.81 | |
| 36 | PUERTO RICO | 2,808,000 | 1 | 2.78 | 36 | SOUTH AFRICA | 60,449,000 | 6 | 0.77 | |
| 37 | QATAR | 2,960,000 | 1 | 2.64 | 37 | CZECH | 10,732,000 | 1 | 0.73 | |
| 38 | SINGAPORE | 5,923,000 | 2 | 2.63 | 38 | SAUDI ARABIA | 35,640,000 | 3 | 0.66 | |
| 39 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 10,047,000 | 3 | 2.33 | 39 | POLAND | 37,766,000 | 2 | 0.41 | |
| 40 | URUGUAY | 3,491,000 | 1 | 2.23 | 40 | RUSSIA | 145,900,000 | 6 | 0.32 | |
| 41 | POLAND | 37,766,000 | 10 | 2.07 | 41 | THAILAND | 70,034,000 | 2 | 0.22 | |
| 42 | CHILE | 19,271,000 | 5 | 2.02 | 42 | BRAZIL | 214,784,000 | 6 | 0.22 | |
| 43 | JAPAN | 125,816,000 | 32 | 1.98 | 43 | CHINA | 1,446,900,000 | 40 | 0.22 | |
| 44 | GEORGIA | 3,974,000 | 1 | 1.96 | 44 | IRAN | 85,592,000 | 2 | 0.18 | |
| 45 | JORDAN | 10,319,000 | 2 | 1.51 | 45 | ARGENTINA | 45,833,000 | 1 | 0.17 | |
| 46 | COSTA RICA | 5,163,000 | 1 | 1.51 | 46 | EGYPT | 105,325,000 | 1 | 0.07 | |
| 47 | OMAN | 5,291,000 | 1 | 1.47 | 47 | MEXICO | 131,000,000 | 1 | 0.06 | |
| 48 | SLOVAKIA | 5,460,000 | 1 | 1.43 | 48 | INDIA | 1,400,852,000 | 1 | 0.01 | |
| 49 | MALAYSIA | 33,001,000 | 6 | 1.42 | ||||||
| 50 | IRAN | 85,592,000 | 15 | 1.37 | ||||||
| 51 | SOUTH AFRICA | 60,449,000 | 9 | 1.16 | ||||||
| 52 | LEBANON | 6,753,000 | 1 | 1.16 | ||||||
| 53 | BULGARIA | 6,868,000 | 1 | 1.14 | ||||||
| 54 | TURKEY | 85,459,000 | 12 | 1.10 | ||||||
| 55 | SERBIA | 8,675,000 | 1 | 0.90 | ||||||
| 56 | SAUDI ARABIA | 35,640,000 | 4 | 0.88 | ||||||
| 57 | BELARUS | 9,439,000 | 1 | 0.83 | ||||||
| 58 | ROMANIA | 19,066,000 | 2 | 0.82 | ||||||
| 59 | RUSSIA | 145,900,000 | 15 | 0.80 | ||||||
| 60 | BRAZIL | 214,784,000 | 22 | 0.80 | ||||||
| 61 | TUNISIA | 11,999,000 | 1 | 0.65 | ||||||
| 62 | COLOMBIA | 51,490,000 | 4 | 0.61 | ||||||
| 63 | EGYPT | 105,325,000 | 7 | 0.52 | ||||||
| 64 | CHINA | 1,446,900,000 | 96 | 0.52 | ||||||
| 65 | ARGENTINA | 45,833,000 | 3 | 0.51 | ||||||
| 66 | THAILAND | 70,034,000 | 4 | 0.45 | ||||||
| 67 | MEXICO | 131,000,000 | 5 | 0.30 | ||||||
| 68 | VIETNAM | 98,627,000 | 3 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 69 | PERU | 33,573,000 | 1 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 70 | PAKISTAN | 227,578,000 | 5 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 71 | UGANDA | 47,895,000 | 1 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 72 | KENYA | 55,662,000 | 1 | 0.14 | ||||||
| 73 | INDIA | 1,400,852,000 | 20 | 0.11 | ||||||
| 74 | ETHIOPIA | 119,491,000 | 1 | 0.07 | ||||||
| 75 | NIGERIA | 214,327,000 | 1 | 0.04 | ||||||
| 76 | INDONESIA | 277,940,000 | 1 | 0.03 | ||||||
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