Most Nobel Prize Winning Countries — All Time

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Most Nobel Prize Winning Countries — All Time

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Nobel Prize Laureates with 411.

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Average Nobel Prize Laureates: 107 · median: 52.50.

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Gap: United States is 15.2× larger than Switzerland.

About This Dataset

Most Nobel Prize Winning Countries — All Time

Countries ranked by the total number of Nobel Prize laureates of their nationality across all categories from 1901 to 2024. The United States leads by a wide margin with over 400 laureates, reflecting its dominance in scientific research and higher education.

Analysis

United States (411), United Kingdom (137) and Germany (111) take the top three in Nobel Prize Laureates. Values run from 411 at the top to 27 at the bottom in Nobel Prize Laureates, a spread of 384. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (274 of 384); the other 7 are separated by just 110. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (205.5 or more).

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

411

United States

Nobel Prize Laureates · All Time

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Nobel Prize Laureates

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Nobel Prize Laureates
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

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Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Nobel Prize Laureates · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	United States	411
🥈	United Kingdom	137
🥉	Germany	111
4	France	72
5	Sweden	33
6	Russia	32
7	Japan	29
8	Switzerland	27

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Nobel_laureates Visit ↗

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