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Top 10 countries by Nobel laureates
Nobel laureates by place of birth, per million current residents. Nobel Foundation API data, latest year 2025, covering 193 countries.
The top 10
1st of 193 · 2025
Saint Lucia11.1 per million
- 2ndLuxembourg2.91 per million
- 3rdSweden2.83 per million
- 4thIceland2.55 per million
- 5thNorway2.32 per million
- 6thDenmark2.16 per million
- 7thSwitzerland2.09 per million
- 8thAustria2.06 per million
- 9thUnited Kingdom1.58 per million
- 10thTimor-Leste1.41 per million
The other end · bottom 5 of 193
- 82ndUnited Arab Emirates0 per million
- 82ndUruguay0 per million
- 82ndUzbekistan0 per million
- 82ndVanuatu0 per million
- 82ndZambia0 per million
Where the big countries land
- 18thUnited States0.87 per million
- 75thChina0.01 per million
- 77thIndia0.01 per million
- 14thGermany1.01 per million
- 79thBrazil0 per million
Common questions
Questions people ask about Nobel laureates
Which country ranks highest for Nobel laureates?
Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 193 countries at 11.1 per million (2025 data). Source: Nobel Foundation API.
Which countries are in the top 10 for Nobel laureates?
The top 10 are Saint Lucia, Luxembourg, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, United Kingdom and Timor-Leste — computed from Nobel Foundation API data, latest year 2025.
Where does the United States rank in Nobel laureates?
The United States ranks 18th of 193 countries at 0.87 per million (2025 data). Source: Nobel Foundation API.
What is the median Nobel laureates worldwide?
Across the 193 countries covered, the median is 0 per million. Values run from 11.1 per million (Saint Lucia, ranked 1st) to 0 per million (Zambia, ranked 82nd).
Is Nobel laureates higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 44 European countries is 0.51 per million, against 0.87 per million in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: Nobel Foundation API.
Which country ranks lowest for Nobel laureates?
Zambia sits at the other end of the list: 0 per million ranks 82nd of 193 (2025 data). Source: Nobel Foundation API.
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