Poland behind Moldova in this year's Innovation Index

Poland took 46th spot in this year's edition of the Global Innovation Index compiled by the Cornell University.  All of the EU countries, bar Romania, rank higher. Poland, classified as high-income country is also behind poorer non-EU countries such as Montenegro or Moldova. When it comes to the efficiency ratio, which is designed to assess the effectiveness of innovation systems and policies, Poland performs even worse and is classified 93rd. Switzerland, the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands top the ranking. The US, the first non-European country came in fifth.