Nobel laureates per 10 million people (cumulative) by country

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United States: 8.84 in 2026, 16th of 37 OECD members (highest first). 19th of all 82 with data.

Highest: Faroe Islands (182.15, 2026) · Lowest: Indonesia (0.04, 2026) · 82 countries and territories with data.

Cumulative number of Nobel laureates (by country of birth) per 10 million people in that year. Only countries with at least one laureate are compared.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Faroe Islands182.152026
2St. Lucia111.022026
3Luxembourg29.112026
4Sweden28.312026
5Iceland25.482026
6Norway23.172026
7Switzerland20.902026
8Austria20.632026
9Denmark19.972026
10United Kingdom15.972026
11Timor-Leste14.102026
12Hungary12.612026
13Netherlands11.062026
14Lithuania10.382026
15Germany10.302026
16France9.462026
17Ireland9.122026
18Finland8.862026
19United States8.842026
20Belgium8.372026
21Poland7.962026
22Trinidad and Tobago7.312026
23Cyprus7.292026
24Bosnia and Herzegovina6.372026
25Israel5.932026
26New Zealand5.632026
27Canada5.522026
28Czechia5.512026
29North Macedonia5.492026
30Latvia5.412026
31Slovenia4.692026
32Belarus4.402026
33Australia3.622026
34Liberia3.492026
35Italy3.402026
36Croatia2.582026
37Japan2.512026
38Romania2.102026
39Russia2.022026
40Costa Rica1.942026
41Portugal1.852026
42Slovakia1.852026
43Lebanon1.712026
44Bulgaria1.552026
45South Africa1.542026
46Spain1.422026
47Ukraine1.282026
48Guatemala1.072026
49Chile1.012026
50Azerbaijan0.982026
51Greece0.962026
52Argentina0.872026
53Jordan0.872026
54Tunisia0.812026
55Venezuela0.702026
56Zimbabwe0.592026
57South Korea0.582026
58Egypt0.512026
59Türkiye0.472026
60Algeria0.422026
61Colombia0.372026
62Iran0.332026
63Madagascar0.302026
64Peru0.292026
65Ghana0.282026
66Morocco0.262026
67Yemen0.242026
68Mexico0.232026
69Iraq0.212026
70Myanmar0.182026
71Kenya0.172026
72Pakistan0.122026
73Vietnam0.102026
74DR Congo0.092026
75Philippines0.092026
76China0.092026
77Ethiopia0.072026
78India0.062026
79Bangladesh0.062026
80Brazil0.052026
81Nigeria0.042026
82Indonesia0.042026

Source: Nobel Prize Outreach, Nobel Prize API; counted by country of birth by this site. License: CC0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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