Countries with the Most Nobel Prize Laureates (All Time)

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Countries with the Most Nobel Prize Laureates (All Time)

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United States leads in Nobel Prize Laureates with 411.

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Average Nobel Prize Laureates: 106 · median: 52.

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Gap: United States is 15.2× larger than Canada.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Nobel Prize Laureates (All Time)

Countries ranked by the total number of Nobel Prize winners from their nationality across all categories since 1901. The United States dominates the Nobel Prize count more comprehensively than any other metric of intellectual achievement — with over 400 laureates, American researchers and institutions have produced more prize-winners in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Economics than the next several countries combined, reflecting a century of investment in research universities and scientific infrastructure.

Analysis

United States (411), United Kingdom (137) and Germany (114) 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	114
4	France	72
5	Sweden	32
6	Japan	30
7	Switzerland	28
8	Canada	27

Data Sources & References

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

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