5 Most Advanced Countries in Asia

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1. Japan

Human Development Index Score: 0.925

R&D share in 2020 GDP: 3.26%

Japan is the most advanced country in Asia, owing to very high human development, a 2021 GDP size of $5.1 trillion and high R&D and global KTI share. 

Its global output in Knowledge-and-Technology-Intensive industries was the third highest in the world in 2019 behind China and the US, at 8%.

Japan is a leading maker of robots in the world, accounting for the production of 45% of all the industrial robots in the world according to the International Federation of Robotics.

Its biggest robot-manufacturing companies include Toshiba, Toyota, Honda, Denso Corporation, FANUC and Epson among many others. Japan, as of 2022, is home to close to 6,000 startups according to Tracxn. Its most notable high-tech startups include JOLED, iSpace, Synspective and Astroscale.

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