Top Ten Creative Class Nations

Meet the top ten creative class nations of the world listed below, together with the percentage of their workforces that belong to the "creative class" of global society:

1. Singapore - 47.3%
2. Netherlands - 46.5%
3. Switzerland - 44.8%
4. Australia - 44.5%
5. Sweden - 43.5%
6. Belgium - 43.8%
7. Denmark - 43.7%
8. Finland - 43.4%
9. Norway - 42.1%
10. Germany - 41.7%

For the record, the US ranked 27th on the list behind Slovakia.

Source: Florida, R (2011, October 4), The World's Leading Creative Class Countries, Atlantic.