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applications per million people, 2012–2016

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    2012 Ranking
    1. Sweden 311.00
    2. Switzerland 287.18
    3. Finland 277.09
    4. Israel 235.48
    5. Japan 210.74
    6. Denmark 210.52
    7. Germany 203.60
    8. Netherlands 203.25
    9. South Korea 161.11
    10. Austria 144.62
    11. Norway 143.59
    12. United States 137.89
    13. Singapore 123.22
    14. France 110.17
    15. Luxembourg 105.27
    16. Belgium 102.37
    17. Iceland 96.79
    18. United Kingdom 93.01
    19. Ireland 90.48
    20. Australia 83.50
    21. Canada 77.60
    22. New Zealand 75.80
    23. Slovenia 66.05
    24. Italy 51.67
    25. Spain 35.35
    26. Estonia 34.53
    27. Hungary 22.08
    28. Czech Republic 18.42
    29. Malta 12.93
    30. Latvia 12.45
    31. Portugal 12.24
    32. Barbados 11.48
    33. Croatia 9.97
    34. Malaysia 9.57
    35. Greece 9.44
    36. Cyprus 9.42
    37. South Africa 6.79
    38. China 6.51
    39. Lithuania 6.21
    40. Slovakia 6.05
    41. Seychelles 5.81
    42. Turkey 5.78
    43. Poland 5.75
    44. Russia 5.38
    45. United Arab Emirates 4.51
    46. Chile 3.81
    47. Bulgaria 3.61
    48. Brazil 2.77
    49. Saudi Arabia 2.16
    50. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.09
    51. Ukraine 2.08
    52. Bahrain 2.07
    53. Uruguay 2.06
    54. Trinidad and Tobago 2.04
    55. Brunei 1.91
    56. Romania 1.89
    57. Costa Rica 1.67
    58. Mexico 1.65
    59. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 1.54
    60. Georgia 1.47
    61. Armenia 1.37
    62. Qatar 1.27
    63. India 1.16
    64. Colombia 1.13
    65. Kazakhstan 1.11
    66. Argentina 1.08
    67. Lebanon 1.05
    68. Sri Lanka 0.71
    69. Moldova 0.71
    70. Jamaica 0.68
    71. Morocco 0.65
    72. Thailand 0.64
    73. Egypt 0.62
    74. Jordan 0.52
    75. Libya 0.51
    76. Guatemala 0.46
    77. Dominican Republic 0.46
    78. Panama 0.44
    79. Azerbaijan 0.44
    80. Oman 0.44
    81. El Salvador 0.41
    82. Kuwait 0.36
    83. Philippines 0.30
    84. Namibia 0.30
    85. Mauritius 0.26
    86. Cameroon 0.24
    87. Lesotho 0.23
    88. Peru 0.23
    89. Mongolia 0.23
    90. Swaziland 0.21
    91. Algeria 0.20
    92. Suriname 0.19
    93. Gabon 0.17
    94. Ecuador 0.17
    95. Kenya 0.13
    96. Venezuela 0.12
    97. Vietnam 0.10
    98. Zimbabwe 0.09
    99. Paraguay 0.08
    100. Iran 0.07
    101. Indonesia 0.07
    102. Kyrgyzstan 0.07
    103. Chad 0.05
    104. Zambia 0.05
    105. Sierra Leone 0.04
    106. Yemen 0.04
    107. Bolivia 0.04
    108. Senegal 0.04
    109. Burkina Faso 0.03
    110. Ghana 0.03
    111. Benin 0.03
    112. Haiti 0.03
    113. Nepal 0.02
    114. Pakistan 0.02
    115. Bangladesh 0.01
    116. Nigeria 0.01
    117. Tanzania 0.00
    118. Uganda 0.00
    2016 Ranking
    1. Japan 335.39
    2. Sweden 319.98
    3. Switzerland 313.52
    4. Finland 291.21
    5. Israel 246.56
    6. South Korea 233.16
    7. Germany 219.05
    8. Denmark 210.84
    9. Netherlands 208.66
    10. United States 174.89
    11. Austria 170.05
    12. Norway 140.74
    13. Singapore 139.48
    14. France 122.93
    15. Luxembourg 120.85
    16. Belgium 108.51
    17. Iceland 104.96
    18. United Kingdom 94.48
    19. Canada 90.06
    20. Ireland 83.76
    21. New Zealand 78.88
    22. Australia 76.17
    23. Slovenia 67.84
    24. Italy 56.59
    25. Barbados 51.86
    26. Spain 37.67
    27. Hungary 23.73
    28. Qatar 22.47
    29. Czech Republic 21.71
    30. Malta 19.36
    31. Estonia 18.72
    32. Latvia 16.42
    33. China 15.25
    34. Lithuania 15.05
    35. Portugal 14.38
    36. Malaysia 11.35
    37. Slovakia 10.54
    38. Greece 10.53
    39. Cyprus 10.50
    40. Poland 9.72
    41. Croatia 9.70
    42. Turkey 9.15
    43. Russia 8.07
    44. Chile 7.46
    45. Bulgaria 7.00
    46. United Arab Emirates 6.77
    47. South Africa 6.52
    48. Saudi Arabia 6.21
    49. Ukraine 3.93
    50. Serbia 3.83
    51. Brazil 3.53
    52. Romania 3.43
    53. Brunei 3.26
    54. Montenegro 3.22
    55. Bahrain 3.09
    56. Uruguay 3.00
    57. Armenia 2.77
    58. Costa Rica 2.37
    59. Georgia 2.15
    60. Mexico 2.04
    61. Colombia 1.94
    62. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.94
    63. Panama 1.65
    64. India 1.64
    65. Mauritius 1.63
    66. Morocco 1.53
    67. Lebanon 1.48
    68. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 1.45
    69. Kazakhstan 1.37
    70. Thailand 1.36
    71. Argentina 1.18
    72. Jordan 0.84
    73. Sri Lanka 0.82
    74. Egypt 0.77
    75. Mongolia 0.71
    76. Tunisia 0.67
    77. Moldova 0.67
    78. Jamaica 0.57
    79. Peru 0.48
    80. Azerbaijan 0.48
    81. Gambia 0.40
    82. Oman 0.39
    83. Dominican Republic 0.38
    84. Trinidad and Tobago 0.37
    85. Gabon 0.37
    86. Kuwait 0.34
    87. Philippines 0.34
    88. El Salvador 0.27
    89. Venezuela 0.27
    90. Albania 0.24
    91. Namibia 0.23
    92. Ecuador 0.23
    93. Kenya 0.23
    94. Algeria 0.22
    95. Vietnam 0.21
    96. Laos 0.16
    97. Botswana 0.15
    98. Kyrgyzstan 0.13
    99. Indonesia 0.12
    100. Iran 0.11
    101. Zimbabwe 0.10
    102. Bolivia 0.09
    103. Nicaragua 0.08
    104. Guatemala 0.08
    105. Madagascar 0.07
    106. Sierra Leone 0.06
    107. Ivory Coast 0.05
    108. Ghana 0.05
    109. Cambodia 0.04
    110. Cameroon 0.03
    111. Pakistan 0.03
    112. Nigeria 0.02
    113. Bangladesh 0.02
    114. Ethiopia 0.01
    115. Zambia 0.01
    116. Rwanda 0.01
    117. Uganda 0.01
    118. Nepal 0.01
    119. Malawi 0.01
    120. Tanzania 0.00

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    Source: World Economic Forum