Ranked: The World’s Most Innovative Countries in 2024

Switzerland retains its title as the most innovative country for the 14th consecutive year—while India, Moldova, and Vietnam are noted as innovation overperformers, exceeding expectations for their development levels this year. Here, we summarize the results of the 2024 Global Innovation Index.

In this graphic, we visualize the homeownership rate in selected European countries in 2023.

This graphic compares countries and regions with the highest nominal GDP per capita in 2024 to those in 2014.

AI has the potential to enhance the operating margin of a broad range of industries, although adoption rates remain slow.

This voronoi depicts the countries that capture the most carbon globally in 2023, with data from Rystad Energy.

Real estate bubble risk has cooled from record highs across many major cities. However, some metros are defying this trend in 2024.

The U.S. dollar is used in 88% of FX trading transactions. Which currencies are most commonly on the other side of the exchange?

As of 2023, Hurricane Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, causing over $200 billion in damages in 2024 dollars.

Demand for clean energy materials is set to grow 400% by 2030, but supply isn’t keeping pace, leading to potential supply deficits.

OpenAI's ChatGPT recorded over 2 billion website visits in March 2024, beating out all other generative AI tools by a wide margin.

The Big Five African economies outperform the rest of the continent with only 44% of the population.

Visual Capitalist and Global Kratom Coalition have partnered to analyze patterns of addiction in addictive substances in this graphic.

In this graphic, we visualize the average wedding costs in the U.S. by state.