Science & Infrastructure1901–2025

Nobel Prizes by Country

The Nobel map is a slow-motion story of research infrastructure, migration and language. Germany and France own the early board, then the United States turns universities and laboratories into a prize engine.

Source: Nobel Prize laureate facts and country affiliations Cumulative country attribution simplified by commonly cited birth/citizenship associations; multi-country laureates are not fractionally split. illustrative data Updated 2026-07-03

The race in numbers

1lead change
124years covered
12contenders
United Stateslongest reign — 65 yrs at #1

Final standings · 2025

  1. 1United States430
  2. 2United Kingdom145
  3. 3Germany118
  4. 4France81
  5. 5Russia / USSR48

Key moments