I hate these articles. Some group decided on a less then meaningful set of criteria to measure how innovative a country is and measures the US outside of the top 10. This is used as the headline.

Then it's reported how a different group picked different criteria and puts the US on rank #2 behind Switzerland.

Overall benefit of this article is less than zero because it wastes people's time. Of course the US is one of if not the most innovative countries in the world. Everyone with eyes can see that.