Top 10 Countries to receive Nobel Prizes in Science

Countries that have received the most Nobel Prizes in Science.

Total from 1901 to 2003
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1. United States of America - 137
2. Germany - 49
3. United Kingdom - 47
4. France - 18
5. Netherlands - 11
6. Russia/U.S.S.R. - 11
7. Switzerland - 10
8. Japan - 8
9. Sweden - 8
10. Canada - 6

Source: Compare Infobase

 

This link below seems a more meaningful measure, it is the Scientific Nobel Prizes per capita.United States is in the 4th position. I think that is not bad, it is actually very good.But the Nordic countries are also doing exceptionally well too when you consider their size and the level of knowledge production taking place. It speaks more to their social policies.

http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/02/scientific-nobel-prizes-per-capita.html

In knowledge production as a whole, I mean Nobel prizes, we have United States in the 11th position.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_nob_pri_lau_percap-nobel-prize-laureates-per-capita