Rankings

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Highest brain drain

1=talented people leave for other countries; 7=they stay and pursue opportunities in the country. 2017

  1. Rank
    1
    Country
    Venezuela
    Result
    1.6
  2. Rank
    2
    Country
    Bosnia & Herz.
    Result
    1.8
  3. Rank
    Country
    Haiti
    Result
    1.8
  4. Rank
    Country
    Serbia
    Result
    1.8
  5. Rank
    5
    Country
    Moldova
    Result
    1.9
  6. Rank
    6
    Country
    Romania
    Result
    2.0
  7. Rank
    7
    Country
    Croatia
    Result
    2.1
  8. Rank
    Country
    Yemen
    Result
    2.1
  9. Rank
    9
    Country
    Ukraine
    Result
    2.2
  10. Rank
    Country
    Benin
    Result
    2.2
  11. Rank
    11
    Country
    Hungary
    Result
    2.4
  12. Rank
    Country
    Mongolia
    Result
    2.4
  13. Rank
    13
    Country
    Zimbabwe
    Result
    2.5
  14. Rank
    Country
    Slovakia
    Result
    2.5
  15. Rank
    Country
    Latvia
    Result
    2.5
  16. Rank
    Country
    Kyrgyzstan
    Result
    2.5
  17. Rank
    Country
    Greece
    Result
    2.5
  18. Rank
    Country
    El Salvador
    Result
    2.5
  19. Rank
    Country
    Burundi
    Result
    2.5
  20. Rank
    Country
    Bulgaria
    Result
    2.5
  21. Rank
    Country
    Algeria
    Result
    2.5
  22. Rank
    22
    Country
    Albania
    Result
    2.6
  23. Rank
    Country
    Cameroon
    Result
    2.6
  24. Rank
    Country
    Guinea
    Result
    2.6
  25. Rank
    Country
    Mauritania
    Result
    2.6

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Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report