5 Most Advanced Countries in Electronics

2. South Korea

South Korea is located in Far-East-Asia. Its Seoul city has the highest score, at 288, in the FDI Intelligence report for being the best place in whole world for quality research and development in the field of electronics. 

It is home to Samsung, the third largest electronics company in the world after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Samsung is also the main competitor of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in smartphones. 

Other notable South Korean companies include LG (acronym for Life’s Good) and SK Hynix. South Korea also has dedicated electronics-research organizations like Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). 

In 2019, the country was responsible for 6% of the global KTI output, with electronics comprising 9% out of its overall KTI share for the year.