Greece ranks just below the top third of 132 countries in the world that attract professional talent to their shores. The latest Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI), which focuses on Global Talent in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, puts Greece at 47. Cyprus is in at number 30.
The index lists Australia in the top 10, just one place above Germany. Switzerland, the United States and Singapore, respectively, head the list.
Greece sits just above Russia and Mauritius on the list, while Poland, Azerbaijan and the Philippines occupy places immediately above Greece on the list of nations. Portugal and Qatar are two places above Cyprus, but the island-nation ranks above Slovenia and Spain on the list.
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Among 38 European countries, Greece ranks 26th and among high-income nations as a whole, Greece is 42nd. With both GTCI ranking and gross domestic product being lower than most European countries, the country’s ability to attract talent remains, as a result, lower than most European nations particularly because of the low incomes earned there.
Of the 132 countries surveyed, 48 are high-income countries, 36 are upper-middle income, 32 are lower-middle income, and 16 are low-income.
Ekathemerini reported that Greece held a better position in retaining the talent it already has, but lagged behind other nations in “external openness” in that it had a more limited outward-looking character when compared to other nations.
Last year Greece was ranked at 45 among 125 countries that were surveyed.
The GTCI list was compiled by INSEAD business school with cooperation from the Adecco Group and Google.