Lies! Look at the actual source data of this supposed study. &quot;Silicon Valley&quot; has far more billion+ companies per capita than the nordic countries:<p>(75 &#x2F; 3.75 million) vs (9 &#x2F; 26.6 million) = 20 vs 0.34 billion dollar companies per million people = Silicon Valley has 5882% more.<p>Likewise when just looking at Sweden:<p>(75 &#x2F; 3.75 million) vs (5 &#x2F; 9.6 million) = 20 vs 0.52 billion dollar companies per million people = Silicon Valley has 3846% more.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.atomico.com&#x2F;explore-d3" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.atomico.com&#x2F;explore-d3</a><p>I don&#x27;t know why the author chose to compare Silicon Valley to the country of Sweden, but those are the actual numbers.