5 Most Advanced Countries in Computer Technology

In this piece, we will take a look at the five most advanced countries in computer technology. For more countries, head on over to 12 Most Advanced Countries in Computer Technology.

5. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Number of Computer Technology Patents Between 1999 and 2019: 11,035

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a prosperous European nation with a $3.7 trillion GDP. Britain is home to Arm Ltd. which is one of the world’s leading computer technology companies. Arm’s instruction set architecture (ISA) which is the blueprint for a chip, is used in nearly every smartphone in the world and in some large data centers as well. The U.K. won a stunning 11,035 patents between 1999 and 2019, and it was also home to Sir Charles Babbage – widely credited as the inventor of what eventually became the computer. Another notable British computer scientist is Sir Allan Turing, whose work is the foundation of modern day cryptography.