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The Nobel totals ranked here follow official Foundation country attributions through the 2026 prizes, and dual-country laureates count in more than one total. Rank follows a compilation of individual laureates attributed to countries on NobelPrize.org, counted through the 2026 prizes, in which a person credited to more than one country is included in more than one national total [1][2]. The English Wikipedia summary table that cites those official attributions, accessed with the Foundation's all-prizes page dated 27 October 2026, gives the United States 426 laureates and 429 prizes, the United Kingdom 143 laureates and 144 prizes, Germany 116 laureates, and France 78 laureates and 79 prizes [1][2]. The prize figures are higher than the people figures where one person has won more than once: John Bardeen, Linus Pauling, and K. Barry Sharpless in the United States total; Frederick Sanger in the United Kingdom total; and Marie Curie in the French total [1]. A shared prize still counts as one laureate for each person. The Foundation's own facts page for 1901-2026 records 639 prizes awarded to 1,036 people and organisations, or 1,000 individuals and 28 organisations after multiple awards are taken into account [3].
Other public tallies, including later 2026 pages that put the United States at 427 or 429, can differ by one or a few people depending on how a dual attribution or a newly announced prize is assigned [4]. This article stays with the labelled Nobel-site-attribution compilation through the 2026 prizes and does not treat a later unofficial count as a silent replacement. Organisations are counted in the Foundation's separate organisational total, not added here as if they were a second national table. The 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, both attributed to the United States, and is already inside this compilation's 2026 window [2][4].
Key Facts
The ten below are the compiled country leaders through the 2026 prizes: the United States 426 laureates (429 prizes), the United Kingdom 143 (144), Germany 116, France 78 (79), Japan 34, Sweden 34, the compiled Russia and Soviet Union grouping 30, Canada 30, Switzerland 27, and Austria 25 [1]. Japan and Sweden are tied on 34; the Russia and Soviet Union grouping and Canada are tied on 30; this article records those ties rather than inventing a secondary sort [1]. Rank 1 is the outstanding compiled national total, which is also the only country in the ten above 400 laureates.
A later official Foundation re-attribution, or a later prize week after this compilation's stated access date, will belong in a revision of a cell, not as an unlabelled change to the method. The table is the official spine: country attributions first, dual-country credits labelled, and no unofficial 429-or-432 United States chart is smuggled in as the Foundation page itself.
Nobel Prize Totals by Country at a Glance
| Rank | Country | Laureates | Prizes | 2026 note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 426 | 429 | Bardeen, Pauling, and Sharpless account for the three extra prizes |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 143 | 144 | Frederick Sanger accounts for the extra prize |
| 3 | Germany | 116 | 116 | Compiled country total; no multiple-prize gap in this table |
| 4 | France | 78 | 79 | Marie Curie accounts for the extra prize |
| 5 | Japan | 34 | 34 | Tied with Sweden on laureates |
| 6 | Sweden | 34 | 34 | Tied with Japan on laureates |
| 7 | Russia and the Soviet Union | 30 | 30 | A compiled historic grouping, labelled as such |
| 8 | Canada | 30 | 30 | Tied with the Russia and Soviet Union grouping |
| 9 | Switzerland | 27 | 27 | Compiled country total through the 2026 prizes |
| 10 | Austria | 25 | 25 | Compiled country total through the 2026 prizes |
1. United States
The compiled United States total through the 2026 prizes is 426 individual laureates and 429 prizes, the difference arising because John Bardeen was awarded the Physics Prize twice, Linus Pauling was awarded Chemistry and Peace, and K. Barry Sharpless was awarded Chemistry twice [1][2]. The figure is a country-attribution total from the official Foundation site, not a count of prizes won only by people born in the United States, and not a count that ignores dual-country credits. This article records the 426 and 429 figures together. It is the outstanding compiled national total.
It is first as the outstanding official attribution total, a labelled 426-laureate fact, and the documentary centre of this ten [1]. A later Foundation re-attribution of one or two people will belong in a revision of the cell.
The English Wikipedia compilation citing NobelPrize.org, accessed 27 October 2026, is the source [1][2].
2. United Kingdom
The compiled United Kingdom total through the 2026 prizes is 143 individual laureates and 144 prizes, the difference arising because Frederick Sanger was awarded the Chemistry Prize in 1958 and again in 1980 [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total, not a birthplace-only count, and not a silent combination with Ireland. This article records the 143 and 144 figures together.
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It is second as the outstanding official attribution total after the United States, a labelled 143-laureate fact, and a necessary counterpart rather than a combined Anglophone total [1]. A later Foundation re-attribution will belong in a revision of the cell.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
3. Germany
The compiled Germany total through the 2026 prizes is 116 individual laureates, with no multiple-prize gap recorded in this summary table [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total for Germany as given in that compilation, not a silent merger with Austria, and not a count that pretends historic political changes never affect how a name is listed. This article records the 116-laureate figure. It is clearly ahead of France and clearly behind the United Kingdom.
It is third as the outstanding official 116-laureate attribution total, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to the French total [1]. A later Foundation re-attribution will belong in a revision of the cell.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
4. France
The compiled France total through the 2026 prizes is 78 individual laureates and 79 prizes, the difference arising because Marie Curie was awarded Physics and Chemistry [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total, and Curie is also the reason Poland's prize count in the same compilation can be one higher than its laureate count. This article records the 78 and 79 figures together. It is clearly ahead of the Japan and Sweden tie.
It is fourth as the outstanding official 78-laureate attribution total, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to the German total [1]. A later Foundation re-attribution will belong in a revision of the cell.
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The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
5. Japan
The compiled Japan total through the 2026 prizes is 34 individual laureates, a tie with Sweden, and this article records the tie rather than inventing a secondary sort to force a unique rank [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total, not a birthplace-only count, and not a combination with other East Asian attributions. This article records the 34-laureate figure. Japan appears before Sweden in the compiled summary table, which is why it is listed first among the tied pair.
It is fifth as one half of the outstanding official 34-laureate tie, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to Sweden [1]. A later prize that breaks the tie will belong in a revision of the cell.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
6. Sweden
The compiled Sweden total through the 2026 prizes is 34 individual laureates, a tie with Japan [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total for the country that hosts the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, not a count of prizes decided in Stockholm as if they were automatically Swedish awards. This article records the 34-laureate figure. It is not silently placed behind Japan for a reason other than the compiled table order among equals.
It is sixth as the other half of the outstanding official 34-laureate tie, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to Japan [1]. A later prize that breaks the tie will belong in a revision of the cell.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
7. Russia and the Soviet Union
The compiled Russia and Soviet Union grouping through the 2026 prizes is 30 individual laureates, a historic grouping used in the same summary table, and it is tied with Canada [1]. This article labels the grouping rather than silently treating it as a single current-state total, and rather than silently dropping Soviet-era laureates. The figure is not an Olympic-style unmerged pair of separate committees presented as two ranks. This article records the labelled 30-laureate grouping.
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It is seventh as one half of the outstanding official 30-laureate tie, a labelled historic grouping, and a necessary counterpart to Canada [1]. A later compilation that splits the grouping would belong in a differently labelled list.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
8. Canada
The compiled Canada total through the 2026 prizes is 30 individual laureates, a tie with the Russia and Soviet Union grouping [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total, not a birthplace-only count, and not a silent combination with the United States. This article records the 30-laureate figure. Dual-country credits mean that some people in this total can also appear in another national total.
It is eighth as the other half of the outstanding official 30-laureate tie, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to the Russia and Soviet Union grouping [1]. A later prize that breaks the tie will belong in a revision of the cell.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
9. Switzerland
The compiled Switzerland total through the 2026 prizes is 27 individual laureates [1]. The figure is a country-attribution total, not a count of prizes decided in Geneva or of organisations headquartered there, and not a silent combination with France or Germany. This article records the 27-laureate figure. It sits clearly between the 30-laureate tie and Austria.
It is ninth as the outstanding official 27-laureate attribution total, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to Austria [1]. A later Foundation re-attribution will belong in a revision of the cell.
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The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
10. Austria
The compiled Austria total through the 2026 prizes is 25 individual laureates [1]. The Netherlands, at 22 in the same compilation, sits just outside the ten and is not added to the Austrian or German totals [1]. This article records the 25-laureate figure. It is a country-attribution total, not a silent Habsburg-era combination with later successor states.
It is tenth as the outstanding official 25-laureate attribution total, a labelled figure, and a necessary counterpart to Switzerland [1]. A later prize that moves the Netherlands past 25 would belong in a revision of the ten.
The same labelled compilation is the source [1][2].
Conclusion
A 2026 Nobel-totals list has to keep the United States at 426 laureates and 429 prizes, keep the United Kingdom at 143 and 144, and refuse to treat a later unofficial 427 or 429 United States page as a silent replacement for the labelled compilation [1][2][4]. Germany at 116, France at 78 laureates and 79 prizes, the Japan and Sweden tie at 34, the labelled Russia and Soviet Union grouping tied with Canada at 30, Switzerland at 27, and Austria at 25 complete a country-attribution ten in which the Foundation's 639 prizes and 1,000 individuals after multiple awards remain the wider official backdrop [1][3]. The useful habit is a labelled attribution, a people count distinguished from a prize count, and a refusal to mix dual-country credits into a single exclusive nationality.
A later official Foundation re-attribution will belong in a revision of a cell; it will not change the method. Those labelled country totals are the spine of the list, and they will still be the spine after a later prize week has added a name in a later year.
- ^ [1] English Wikipedia summary of Nobel laureates by country, compiled from official Nobel Foundation country attributions, accessed with the Foundation all-prizes page dated 27 October 2026: United States 426 (429), United Kingdom 143 (144), Germany 116, France 78 (79), Japan 34, Sweden 34, Russia and the Soviet Union 30, Canada 30, Switzerland 27, Austria 25. List of Nobel laureates by country
- ^ [2] Official Nobel Foundation all-prizes page and country attribution practice, including multiple awards to Bardeen, Pauling, Sharpless, Sanger, and Marie Curie. All Nobel Prizes
- ^ [3] Official Nobel Foundation facts page for 1901-2026: 639 prizes, 1,036 people and organisations, or 1,000 individuals and 28 organisations after multiple awards. Nobel Prize facts
- ^ [4] Later public tallies that can differ by one or a few people, including 2026 pages that place the United States at 427, noted here only as a labelled variation, not as a replacement total.
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