Countries colored in brown have both a highly competitive economy and a flexible policy on human embryonic stem cell research. Countries in brown and their rank by the Global Competitiveness Index 2004-2005 (top 30 countries):

Finland - 1
Sweden - 3
Taiwan - 4
Denmark - 5
Singapore - 7
Switzerland - 8
Japan - 9
Iceland - 10
United Kingdom - 11
The Netherlands - 12
Australia - 14
Canada - 15
New Zealand - 18
Israel - 19
Estonia - 20
Hong Kong - 21
Spain - 23
Belgium - 25
France - 27
Korea - 29

Map Explanation

References

Map is a Mercator projection that exaggerates the size of areas far from the equator.

Competitiveness and Stem Cell Research Map published by:

Nature Biotechnology, July 2005


Senator Jeff Bingaman and world stem cell map


Global Maps of Human Technological Development


World Stem Cell Map

Stem Cell Research Centers Map 2005

Global Competitiveness Map 2004

Stem Cell Science

Biotechnology Clusters Map 2005

Global Biotech Crops Map 2004

Digital Innovation Map 2000

Industrialization Map 1850

Origin of Food Production Map

Electrification - Earth at Night
Mayhew & Simmon (NASA/GSFC)

Maps created with GMT software
Updated 2/5/09

William Hoffman - hoffm003@umn.edu

Disclaimer: This work is a communications project of William Hoffman, a non-faculty employee of the University of Minnesota, and not the University of Minnesota. It is meant to help inform public discussion of stem cell research and human development.

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