Country Rankings

Compare laureate counts by country across different eras.

152

Countries

2199

Laureates

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Country Rankings

1 United States of America

United States of America

562
Physiology, Medicine: 114 Physics: 104 Chemistry: 86 Economic Sciences: 68 Music: 28 Peace: 22 Environmental protection: 21 Geology: 18 Various fields: 17 Mathematics: 14 Social service: 14 Mathematics: 13 Literature: 12 Various fields: 12 Architecture: 7 Geography: 6 Philosophy: 4 Education: 2
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

264
Meteorology: 71 Chemistry: 35 Physiology, Medicine: 34 Physics: 29 Literature: 13 Peace: 13 Economic Sciences: 11 Various fields: 10 Mathematics: 9 Geography: 8 Music: 8 Social service: 7 Geology: 6 Architecture: 5 Mathematics: 2 Education: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Philosophy: 1
3 France

France

99
Literature: 16 Physics: 15 Chemistry: 11 Physiology, Medicine: 11 Mathematics: 10 Peace: 8 Mathematics: 5 Geography: 5 Economic Sciences: 4 Architecture: 4 Geology: 2 Environmental protection: 2 Music: 2 Social service: 2 Various fields: 1 Various fields: 1
4 India

India

78
Social service: 56 Various fields: 11 Environmental protection: 4 Peace: 2 Chemistry: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Architecture: 1 Education: 1 Music: 1
5 Japan

Japan

74
Social service: 26 Physics: 9 Architecture: 9 Chemistry: 8 Physiology, Medicine: 5 Mathematics: 3 Environmental protection: 3 Various fields: 3 Literature: 2 Peace: 2 Various fields: 2 Mathematics: 1 Philosophy: 1
6 Philippines

Philippines

66
Social service: 61 Environmental protection: 2 Various fields: 2 Peace: 1
7 Sweden

Sweden

60
Various fields: 18 Physiology, Medicine: 9 Literature: 8 Physics: 5 Chemistry: 5 Peace: 5 Economic Sciences: 2 Music: 2 Various fields: 2 Mathematics: 1 Mathematics: 1 Geography: 1 Environmental protection: 1
8 Canada

Canada

48
Various fields: 9 Various fields: 6 Physics: 5 Chemistry: 5 Economic Sciences: 4 Environmental protection: 4 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Mathematics: 2 Geology: 2 Literature: 1 Peace: 1 Mathematics: 1 Architecture: 1 Education: 1 Geography: 1 Music: 1 Philosophy: 1 Social service: 1
9 Germany

Germany

40
Literature: 10 Physics: 7 Physiology, Medicine: 6 Chemistry: 4 Music: 3 Mathematics: 2 Environmental protection: 2 Various fields: 2 Various fields: 2 Economic Sciences: 1 Architecture: 1
10 Switzerland

Switzerland

34
Physics: 7 Chemistry: 7 Physiology, Medicine: 7 Peace: 4 Geography: 4 Literature: 2 Architecture: 2 Various fields: 1
11 Indonesia

Indonesia

33
Social service: 26 Environmental protection: 5 Various fields: 2
12 Russian Federation

Russian Federation

30
Mathematics: 6 Environmental protection: 6 Physics: 4 Music: 4 Mathematics: 3 Various fields: 3 Peace: 2 Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1
13 Australia

Australia

28
Physiology, Medicine: 7 Environmental protection: 6 Various fields: 4 Various fields: 3 Literature: 2 Mathematics: 2 Physics: 1 Chemistry: 1 Architecture: 1 Philosophy: 1
14 Finland

Finland

27
Various fields: 17 Music: 2 Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1 Peace: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Mathematics: 1 Geology: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
15 Thailand

Thailand

27
Social service: 23 Environmental protection: 3 Various fields: 1
16 West Germany

West Germany

26
Chemistry: 11 Physics: 8 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Peace: 2 Various fields: 2 Architecture: 1
17 Netherlands

Netherlands

25
Physics: 9 Chemistry: 4 Economic Sciences: 3 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Geology: 2 Peace: 1 Architecture: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1 Social service: 1
18 China

China

25
Social service: 16 Literature: 2 Architecture: 2 Environmental protection: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Peace: 1 Various fields: 1
19 Korea (the Republic of)

Korea (the Republic of)

24
Social service: 20 Literature: 1 Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
20 Israel

Israel

22
Chemistry: 6 Various fields: 5 Peace: 3 Economic Sciences: 3 Mathematics: 2 Literature: 1 Mathematics: 1 Geology: 1
21 World

World

22
Peace: 22
22 Italy

Italy

21
Literature: 6 Physics: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Mathematics: 2 Architecture: 2 Music: 2 Various fields: 2 Chemistry: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Environmental protection: 1
23 Austria

Austria

20
Physics: 4 Physiology, Medicine: 3 Various fields: 3 Chemistry: 2 Literature: 2 Music: 2 Economic Sciences: 1 Mathematics: 1 Architecture: 1 Various fields: 1
24 Soviet Union

Soviet Union

18
Physics: 7 Literature: 3 Mathematics: 3 Peace: 2 Economic Sciences: 2 Chemistry: 1
25 Norway

Norway

18
Literature: 4 Economic Sciences: 3 Chemistry: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Peace: 2 Various fields: 2 Mathematics: 1 Architecture: 1 Various fields: 1
26 Bangladesh

Bangladesh

18
Social service: 13 Peace: 2 Various fields: 2 Environmental protection: 1
27 Brazil

Brazil

18
Environmental protection: 5 Various fields: 5 Various fields: 4 Mathematics: 1 Architecture: 1 Geography: 1 Music: 1
28 Denmark

Denmark

17
Physiology, Medicine: 5 Physics: 3 Literature: 3 Chemistry: 2 Peace: 1 Architecture: 1 Various fields: 1 Social service: 1
29 German Empire

German Empire

17
Chemistry: 7 Physics: 6 Physiology, Medicine: 4
30 German Reich

German Reich

16
Chemistry: 8 Physics: 4 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Peace: 2
31 Spain

Spain

16
Literature: 6 Environmental protection: 3 Architecture: 2 Geography: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Various fields: 1 Social service: 1
32 Belgium

Belgium

15
Physiology, Medicine: 4 Peace: 3 Mathematics: 2 Physics: 1 Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1 Mathematics: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
33 Pakistan

Pakistan

15
Social service: 11 Physics: 1 Peace: 1 Education: 1 Various fields: 1
34 Ireland

Ireland

12
Literature: 4 Architecture: 2 Physics: 1 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Peace: 1 Geography: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Social service: 1
35 Hungary

Hungary

12
Mathematics: 3 Chemistry: 2 Various fields: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Literature: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Music: 1
36 Poland

Poland

12
Literature: 6 Environmental protection: 2 Chemistry: 1 Peace: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Music: 1
37 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

12
Social service: 10 Various fields: 2
38 Taiwan, Province of China

Taiwan, Province of China

11
Social service: 9 Chemistry: 1 Geography: 1
39 South Africa

South Africa

10
Peace: 3 Environmental protection: 3 Literature: 2 Music: 1 Various fields: 1
40 Colombia

Colombia

10
Environmental protection: 4 Various fields: 4 Literature: 1 Peace: 1
41 Myanmar

Myanmar

10
Social service: 8 Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1
42 Mexico

Mexico

9
Environmental protection: 5 Literature: 1 Peace: 1 Architecture: 1 Various fields: 1
43 Egypt

Egypt

8
Various fields: 3 Peace: 2 Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1 Environmental protection: 1
44 Argentina

Argentina

8
Physiology, Medicine: 2 Peace: 2 Chemistry: 1 Mathematics: 1 Various fields: 1 Social service: 1
45 Cambodia

Cambodia

8
Social service: 7 Environmental protection: 1
46 Malaysia

Malaysia

8
Social service: 4 Various fields: 3 Environmental protection: 1
47 New Zealand

New Zealand

7
Chemistry: 2 Various fields: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Mathematics: 1 Environmental protection: 1
48 Nigeria

Nigeria

7
Environmental protection: 3 Various fields: 2 Literature: 1 Geography: 1
49 Chile

Chile

7
Literature: 2 Environmental protection: 2 Various fields: 2 Architecture: 1
50 Viet Nam

Viet Nam

7
Social service: 4 Environmental protection: 2 Mathematics: 1
51 Hong Kong

Hong Kong

7
Social service: 6 Various fields: 1
52 Turkey

Turkey

6
Various fields: 2 Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1 Economic Sciences: 1 Environmental protection: 1
53 Greater German Reich

Greater German Reich

6
Chemistry: 3 Physiology, Medicine: 2 Peace: 1
54 Peru

Peru

6
Environmental protection: 4 Literature: 1 Various fields: 1
55 Kenya

Kenya

6
Environmental protection: 2 Various fields: 2 Peace: 1 Education: 1
56 Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste

6
Social service: 3 Peace: 2 Environmental protection: 1
57 Nepal

Nepal

6
Social service: 5 Various fields: 1
58 Ukraine

Ukraine

5
Mathematics: 2 Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
59 Ethiopia

Ethiopia

5
Various fields: 4 Peace: 1
60 Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Italy

4
Physics: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Peace: 1
61 Portugal

Portugal

4
Architecture: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1 Literature: 1
62 Greece

Greece

4
Literature: 1 Environmental protection: 1 Music: 1 Various fields: 1
63 Guatemala

Guatemala

4
Various fields: 2 Literature: 1 Peace: 1
64 Iceland

Iceland

4
Environmental protection: 2 Literature: 1 Music: 1
65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

4
Various fields: 2 Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1
66 Liberia

Liberia

4
Peace: 2 Environmental protection: 2
67 Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

4
Various fields: 3 Architecture: 1
68 Afghanistan

Afghanistan

4
Social service: 2 Music: 1 Various fields: 1
69 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic

4
Social service: 4
70 Tunisia

Tunisia

3
Chemistry: 1 Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1
71 Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

3
Chemistry: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1
72 Austro-Hungarian Empire

Austro-Hungarian Empire

3
Peace: 2 Physiology, Medicine: 1
73 Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

3
Peace: 2 Mathematics: 1
74 Ghana

Ghana

3
Environmental protection: 2 Peace: 1
75 Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of

3
Peace: 1 Education: 1 Various fields: 1
76 Singapore

Singapore

3
Social service: 2 Geography: 1
77 Mongolia

Mongolia

3
Environmental protection: 3
78 Zambia

Zambia

3
Environmental protection: 3
79 British Indian Empire

British Indian Empire

2
Physics: 1 Literature: 1
80 Romania

Romania

2
Chemistry: 1 Environmental protection: 1
81 Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

2
Chemistry: 1 Literature: 1
82 Union of South Africa

Union of South Africa

2
Physiology, Medicine: 1 Peace: 1
83 Russian Empire

Russian Empire

2
Physiology, Medicine: 2
84 Belarus

Belarus

2
Literature: 1 Peace: 1
85 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

2
Literature: 1 Various fields: 1
86 Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

2
Literature: 1 Economic Sciences: 1
87 Tibet

Tibet

2
Peace: 1 Social service: 1
88 Costa Rica

Costa Rica

2
Peace: 1 Environmental protection: 1
89 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

2
Education: 1 Various fields: 1
90 Albania

Albania

2
Environmental protection: 1 Social service: 1
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
92 Ecuador

Ecuador

2
Environmental protection: 2
93 El Salvador

El Salvador

2
Environmental protection: 2
94 Cuba

Cuba

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
95 Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

2
Environmental protection: 2
96 Honduras

Honduras

2
Environmental protection: 2
97 Somalia

Somalia

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
98 Paraguay

Paraguay

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
99 Uganda

Uganda

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
100 Palau

Palau

2
Environmental protection: 1 Various fields: 1
101 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

2
Music: 1 Various fields: 1
102 Botswana

Botswana

2
Various fields: 2
103 Slovenia

Slovenia

1
Physics: 1
104 Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)

Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)

1
Chemistry: 1
105 Mauritius

Mauritius

1
Literature: 1
106 Kingdom of Greece

Kingdom of Greece

1
Literature: 1
107 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

1
Literature: 1
108 Iraq

Iraq

1
Peace: 1
109 European Union

European Union

1
Peace: 1
110 Yemen

Yemen

1
Peace: 1
111 North Vietnam

North Vietnam

1
Peace: 1
112 Cyprus

Cyprus

1
Economic Sciences: 1
113 Czechia

Czechia

1
Geography: 1
114 Malawi

Malawi

1
Environmental protection: 1
115 Bahamas

Bahamas

1
Environmental protection: 1
116 Cook Islands

Cook Islands

1
Environmental protection: 1
117 Gabon

Gabon

1
Environmental protection: 1
118 Suriname

Suriname

1
Environmental protection: 1
119 Mozambique

Mozambique

1
Environmental protection: 1
120 Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

1
Environmental protection: 1
121 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

1
Environmental protection: 1
122 Haiti

Haiti

1
Environmental protection: 1
123 Georgia

Georgia

1
Environmental protection: 1
124 Guyana

Guyana

1
Environmental protection: 1
125 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

1
Environmental protection: 1
126 Rwanda

Rwanda

1
Environmental protection: 1
127 New Caledonia

New Caledonia

1
Environmental protection: 1
128 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

1
Environmental protection: 1
129 Madagascar

Madagascar

1
Environmental protection: 1
130 Slovakia

Slovakia

1
Environmental protection: 1
131 Cameroon

Cameroon

1
Environmental protection: 1
132 Dominica

Dominica

1
Environmental protection: 1
133 Samoa

Samoa

1
Environmental protection: 1
134 Bulgaria

Bulgaria

1
Environmental protection: 1
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1
Environmental protection: 1
136 Namibia

Namibia

1
Environmental protection: 1
137 Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

1
Environmental protection: 1
138 Belize

Belize

1
Environmental protection: 1
139 Benin

Benin

1
Music: 1
140 Estonia

Estonia

1
Music: 1
141 Senegal

Senegal

1
Music: 1
142 Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

1
Various fields: 1
143 Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic

1
Various fields: 1
144 Chad

Chad

1
Various fields: 1
145 Nicaragua

Nicaragua

1
Various fields: 1
146 Burundi

Burundi

1
Various fields: 1
147 Croatia

Croatia

1
Various fields: 1
148 Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

1
Various fields: 1
149 French Polynesia

French Polynesia

1
Various fields: 1
150 Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

1
Various fields: 1
151 Lebanon

Lebanon

1
Various fields: 1
152 Bhutan

Bhutan

1
Social service: 1