Countries by Nobel Laureates Born per Million
Complete ranking of 234 countries • per million people • Updated 2026
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| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Faroe Islands | 18.892 | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd |  Saint Lucia | 5.94 | North America | 100% |
| 3rd |  Luxembourg | 2.98 | Europe | 99% |
| 4th |  Iceland | 2.75 | Europe | 99% |
| 5th |  Sweden | 2.63 | Europe | 98% |
| 6th |  Switzerland | 2.13 | Europe | 98% |
| 7th |  Denmark | 1.98 | Europe | 97% |
| 8th |  Austria | 1.85 | Europe | 97% |
| 9th |  Norway | 1.81 | Europe | 97% |
| 10th |  United Kingdom | 1.47 | Europe | 96% |
| 11th |  Timor-Leste | 1.42 | Asia | 96% |
| 12th |  Hungary | 1.12 | Europe | 95% |
| 13th |  Lithuania | 1.06 | Europe | 95% |
| 14th |  Germany | 0.99 | Europe | 94% |
| 15th |  Ireland | 0.95 | Europe | 94% |
| 16th |  France | 0.86 | Europe | 94% |
| 17th |  Belgium | 0.75 | Europe | 93% |
| 18th |  United States | 0.72 | North America | 93% |
| 19th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.71 | North America | 92% |
| 20th |  Poland | 0.67 | Europe | 92% |
| 21st |  Palestine | 0.60 | Asia | 91% |
| 22nd |  New Zealand | 0.58 | Oceania | 91% |
| 23rd |  Czechia | 0.55 | Europe | 91% |
| 24th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.55 | Europe | 90% |
| 25th |  Finland | 0.54 | Europe | 90% |
| 26th |  Israel | 0.53 | Asia | 89% |
| 27th |  Latvia | 0.53 | Europe | 89% |
| 28th |  Slovenia | 0.48 | Europe | 88% |
| 29th |  North Macedonia | 0.47 | Europe | 88% |
| 30th |  Canada | 0.43 | North America | 88% |
| 31st |  Australia | 0.36 | Oceania | 87% |
| 32nd |  Liberia | 0.36 | Africa | 87% |
| 33rd |  Belarus | 0.32 | Europe | 86% |
| 34th |  Italy | 0.31 | Europe | 86% |
| 35th |  Croatia | 0.25 | Europe | 85% |
| 36th |  Japan | 0.24 | Asia | 85% |
| 37th |  Romania | 0.22 | Europe | 85% |
| 38th |  Portugal | 0.20 | Europe | 84% |
| 39th |  Costa Rica | 0.19 | North America | 84% |
| 40th |  Lebanon | 0.19 | Asia | 83% |
| 41st |  Russia | 0.19 | Europe | 83% |
| 42nd |  Slovakia | 0.18 | Europe | 82% |
| 43rd |  Ukraine | 0.17 | Europe | 82% |
| 44th |  Bulgaria | 0.15 | Europe | 82% |
| 45th |  Spain | 0.15 | Europe | 81% |
| 46th |  South Africa | 0.15 | Africa | 81% |
| 47th |  Guatemala | 0.11 | North America | 80% |
| 48th |  Chile | 0.10 | South America | 80% |
| 49th |  Greece | 0.10 | Europe | 79% |
| 50th |  Azerbaijan | 0.09 | Europe | 79% |
| 51st |  Argentina | 0.09 | South America | 79% |
| 52nd |  Jordan | 0.09 | Asia | 78% |
| 53rd |  Tunisia | 0.08 | Africa | 78% |
| 54th |  Venezuela | 0.06 | North America | 77% |
| 55th |  South Korea | 0.06 | Asia | 77% |
| 56th |  Zimbabwe | 0.06 | Africa | 76% |
| 57th |  Egypt | 0.05 | Africa | 76% |
| 58th |  Algeria | 0.04 | Africa | 76% |
| 59th |  Colombia | 0.04 | North America | 75% |
| 60th |  Turkey | 0.04 | Europe | 75% |
| 61st |  Iran | 0.03 | Asia | 74% |
| 62nd |  Madagascar | 0.03 | Africa | 74% |
| 63rd |  Peru | 0.03 | South America | 74% |
| 64th |  Yemen | 0.03 | Asia | 73% |
| 65th |  Ghana | 0.03 | Africa | 73% |
| 66th |  Morocco | 0.03 | Africa | 72% |
| 67th |  Iraq | 0.02 | Asia | 72% |
| 68th |  Mexico | 0.02 | North America | 71% |
| 69th |  Kenya | 0.02 | Africa | 71% |
| 70th |  Myanmar | 0.02 | Asia | 71% |
| 71st |  Pakistan | 0.02 | Asia | 70% |
| 72nd |  Tanzania | 0.01 | Africa | 70% |
| 73rd |  Vietnam | 0.01 | Asia | 69% |
| 74th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 0.01 | Africa | 69% |
| 75th |  Ethiopia | 0.01 | Africa | 68% |
| 76th |  Philippines | 0.01 | Asia | 68% |
| 77th |  China | 0.01 | Asia | 68% |
| 78th |  Bangladesh | 0.01 | Asia | 67% |
| 79th |  Brazil | 0.01 | South America | 67% |
| 80th |  Indonesia | 0.00 | Asia | 66% |
| 81st |  India | 0.00 | Asia | 66% |
| 82nd |  Nigeria | 0.00 | Africa | 65% |
| 83rd |  Andorra | 0 | Europe | 65% |
| 84th |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | Asia | 65% |
| 85th |  Afghanistan | 0 | Asia | 64% |
| 86th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | North America | 64% |
| 87th |  Anguilla | 0 | North America | 63% |
| 88th |  Albania | 0 | Europe | 63% |
| 89th |  Armenia | 0 | Europe | 62% |
| 90th |  Angola | 0 | Africa | 62% |
| 91st |  American Samoa | 0 | Oceania | 62% |
| 92nd |  Aruba | 0 | North America | 61% |
| 93rd |  Barbados | 0 | North America | 61% |
| 94th |  Burkina Faso | 0 | Africa | 60% |
| 95th |  Bahrain | 0 | Asia | 60% |
| 96th |  Burundi | 0 | Africa | 59% |
| 97th |  Benin | 0 | Africa | 59% |
| 98th |  Saint Barthélemy | 0 | North America | 59% |
| 99th |  Bermuda | 0 | North America | 58% |
| 100th |  Brunei | 0 | Asia | 58% |
| 101st |  Bolivia | 0 | South America | 57% |
| 102nd |  Bahamas | 0 | North America | 57% |
| 103rd |  Bhutan | 0 | Asia | 56% |
| 104th |  Botswana | 0 | Africa | 56% |
| 105th |  Belize | 0 | North America | 56% |
| 106th |  Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | Oceania | 55% |
| 107th |  Central African Republic | 0 | Africa | 55% |
| 108th |  Congo | 0 | Africa | 54% |
| 109th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | Africa | 54% |
| 110th |  Cook Islands | 0 | Oceania | 53% |
| 111st |  Cameroon | 0 | Africa | 53% |
| 112nd |  Cuba | 0 | North America | 53% |
| 113rd |  Cabo Verde | 0 | Africa | 52% |
| 114th |  Curaçao | 0 | North America | 52% |
| 115th |  Christmas Island | 0 | Oceania | 51% |
| 116th |  Cyprus | 0 | Europe | 51% |
| 117th |  Djibouti | 0 | Africa | 50% |
| 118th |  Dominica | 0 | North America | 50% |
| 119th |  Dominican Republic | 0 | North America | 50% |
| 120th |  Ecuador | 0 | South America | 49% |
| 121st |  Estonia | 0 | Europe | 49% |
| 122nd |  Eritrea | 0 | Africa | 48% |
| 123rd |  Fiji | 0 | Oceania | 48% |
| 124th |  Falkland Islands | 0 | South America | 47% |
| 125th |  Micronesia | 0 | Oceania | 47% |
| 126th |  Gabon | 0 | Africa | 47% |
| 127th |  Grenada | 0 | North America | 46% |
| 128th |  Georgia | 0 | Europe | 46% |
| 129th |  Guernsey | 0 | Europe | 45% |
| 130th |  Gibraltar | 0 | Europe | 45% |
| 131st |  Greenland | 0 | North America | 44% |
| 132nd |  Gambia | 0 | Africa | 44% |
| 133rd |  Guinea | 0 | Africa | 44% |
| 134th |  Equatorial Guinea | 0 | Africa | 43% |
| 135th |  Guam | 0 | Oceania | 43% |
| 136th |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 | Africa | 42% |
| 137th |  Guyana | 0 | North America | 42% |
| 138th |  Hong Kong | 0 | Asia | 41% |
| 139th |  Honduras | 0 | North America | 41% |
| 140th |  Haiti | 0 | North America | 41% |
| 141st |  Isle of Man | 0 | Europe | 40% |
| 142nd |  Jersey | 0 | Europe | 40% |
| 143rd |  Jamaica | 0 | North America | 39% |
| 144th |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | Asia | 39% |
| 145th |  Cambodia | 0 | Asia | 38% |
| 146th |  Kiribati | 0 | Oceania | 38% |
| 147th |  Comoros | 0 | Africa | 38% |
| 148th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | North America | 37% |
| 149th |  North Korea | 0 | Asia | 37% |
| 150th |  Kuwait | 0 | Asia | 36% |
| 151st |  Cayman Islands | 0 | North America | 36% |
| 152nd |  Kazakhstan | 0 | Asia | 35% |
| 153rd |  Laos | 0 | Asia | 35% |
| 154th |  Liechtenstein | 0 | Europe | 35% |
| 155th |  Sri Lanka | 0 | Asia | 34% |
| 156th |  Lesotho | 0 | Africa | 34% |
| 157th |  Libya | 0 | Africa | 33% |
| 158th |  Monaco | 0 | Europe | 33% |
| 159th |  Moldova | 0 | Europe | 32% |
| 160th |  Montenegro | 0 | Europe | 32% |
| 161st |  Saint Martin | 0 | North America | 32% |
| 162nd |  Marshall Islands | 0 | Oceania | 31% |
| 163rd |  Mali | 0 | Africa | 31% |
| 164th |  Mongolia | 0 | Asia | 30% |
| 165th |  Macao | 0 | Asia | 30% |
| 166th |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | Oceania | 29% |
| 167th |  Mauritania | 0 | Africa | 29% |
| 168th |  Montserrat | 0 | North America | 29% |
| 169th |  Malta | 0 | Europe | 28% |
| 170th |  Mauritius | 0 | Africa | 28% |
| 171st |  Maldives | 0 | Asia | 27% |
| 172nd |  Malawi | 0 | Africa | 27% |
| 173rd |  Malaysia | 0 | Asia | 26% |
| 174th |  Mozambique | 0 | Africa | 26% |
| 175th |  Namibia | 0 | Africa | 26% |
| 176th |  New Caledonia | 0 | Oceania | 25% |
| 177th |  Niger | 0 | Africa | 25% |
| 178th |  Norfolk Island | 0 | Oceania | 24% |
| 179th |  Nicaragua | 0 | North America | 24% |
| 180th |  Netherlands | 0 | Europe | 24% |
| 181st |  Nepal | 0 | Asia | 23% |
| 182nd |  Nauru | 0 | Oceania | 23% |
| 183rd |  Niue | 0 | Oceania | 22% |
| 184th |  Oman | 0 | Asia | 22% |
| 185th |  Panama | 0 | North America | 21% |
| 186th |  French Polynesia | 0 | Oceania | 21% |
| 187th |  Papua New Guinea | 0 | Oceania | 21% |
| 188th |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | North America | 20% |
| 189th |  Pitcairn | 0 | Oceania | 20% |
| 190th |  Puerto Rico | 0 | North America | 19% |
| 191st |  Palau | 0 | Oceania | 19% |
| 192nd |  Paraguay | 0 | South America | 18% |
| 193rd |  Qatar | 0 | Asia | 18% |
| 194th |  Serbia | 0 | Europe | 18% |
| 195th |  Rwanda | 0 | Africa | 17% |
| 196th |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | Asia | 17% |
| 197th |  Solomon Islands | 0 | Oceania | 16% |
| 198th |  Seychelles | 0 | Africa | 16% |
| 199th |  Sudan | 0 | Africa | 15% |
| 200th |  Singapore | 0 | Asia | 15% |
| 201st |  Saint Helena | 0 | Africa | 15% |
| 202nd |  Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | Europe | 14% |
| 203rd |  Sierra Leone | 0 | Africa | 14% |
| 204th |  San Marino | 0 | Europe | 13% |
| 205th |  Senegal | 0 | Africa | 13% |
| 206th |  Somalia | 0 | Africa | 12% |
| 207th |  Suriname | 0 | North America | 12% |
| 208th |  South Sudan | 0 | Africa | 12% |
| 209th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | Africa | 11% |
| 210th |  El Salvador | 0 | North America | 11% |
| 211st |  Sint Maarten | 0 | North America | 10% |
| 212nd |  Syria | 0 | Asia | 10% |
| 213rd |  Eswatini | 0 | Africa | 9% |
| 214th |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | North America | 9% |
| 215th |  Chad | 0 | Africa | 9% |
| 216th |  Togo | 0 | Africa | 8% |
| 217th |  Thailand | 0 | Asia | 8% |
| 218th |  Tajikistan | 0 | Asia | 7% |
| 219th |  Tokelau | 0 | Oceania | 7% |
| 220th |  Turkmenistan | 0 | Asia | 6% |
| 221st |  Tonga | 0 | Oceania | 6% |
| 222nd |  Tuvalu | 0 | Oceania | 6% |
| 223rd |  Taiwan | 0 | Asia | 5% |
| 224th |  Uganda | 0 | Africa | 5% |
| 225th |  Uruguay | 0 | South America | 4% |
| 226th |  Uzbekistan | 0 | Asia | 4% |
| 227th |  Holy See | 0 | Europe | 3% |
| 228th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | North America | 3% |
| 229th |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | North America | 3% |
| 230th |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | North America | 2% |
| 231st |  Vanuatu | 0 | Oceania | 2% |
| 232nd |  Wallis and Futuna | 0 | Oceania | 1% |
| 233rd |  Samoa | 0 | Oceania | 1% |
| 234th |  Zambia | 0 | Africa | 0% |