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Higher education and Research> Sweden The Global Innovation Index 64.2 (2023) [1/10countries] Number of Nobel prize lauriates (by place of birth) 34 (2023) [5/10countries] Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) at current PPP million $ 21,402 (2021) [10/10countries] Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) per capita at current PPP $ 2,055 (2021) [3/10countries] Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP 3.40% (2021) [3/10countries] % of GERD financed by the business and enterprise sector 60.7% (2021) [6/10countries] % of GERD financed by government 23.3% (2021) [6/10countries] Total researchers per thousand total employment 16.55 (2021) [2/9countries] % women among researchers 34.6% (2021) [3/7countries] Degree of trust in university research centres (0-10 scale) 7.76 (2020) [1/8countries] Attitude toward science> Sweden % of those who think that scientific advances harm mankind (5 choices) 8.9% (2010) [9/9countries] % of those who agree that we believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith 28.4% (2010) [8/9countries] % of those who are proud of their country in its scientific and technological achievements 84.7% (2013) [6/7countries] eGovernment> Sweden E-Government Development Index 0.9410 (2022) [2/10countries] E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) 0.7273 (2022) [7/10countries] Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) 0.9002 (2022) [5/10countries] Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) 0.9649 (2022) [2/10countries] Telecomm Infrustrcture Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) 0.9580 (2022) [2/10countries] Internet> Sweden % of those who mostly use the internet for their contact with their family members and close friends 39.4% (2017) [7/7countries] % of those who think that it is important that people can use the internet without censorship 95.5% (2019) [1/10countries] % of those who think that cyberattacks from other countries is a major threat to their country 69.4% (2022) [5/10countries] % of those who use online social media sites 75.2% (2022) [4/10countries] % of those who think that social media is a good thing for democracy 67.5% (2022) [2/10countries] % of those who post or share things about political or social issues on social media 26.9% (2022) [5/10countries] % of those who think that access to the internet and social media has made people more informed about current events in their country 81.2% (2022) [2/10countries] % of those who think that access to the internet and social media has made people more divided in their political opinions 63.4% (2022) [8/10countries] % of those who think that access to the internet and social media has made people more accepting of people from different ethnic groups, religions and races 37.8% (2022) [8/10countries] % of those who think that access to the internet and social media has made people easier to manipulate with false information and rumors 88.5% (2022) [4/10countries] % of those who think that access to the internet and social media has made people more informed about current events in other countries 83.2% (2022) [2/10countries]