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Nobel Prize for Physics Per Capita


areppim X-Y scatter chart and statistics of physics Nobel prize winners by nation per capita from 1901 to 2023, the per capita ratio being calculated as the number of prizes divided by million people and multiplied by 100.

 

The vast scientific heritage of the prosperous European nations is vindicated by their performance in the standings for the Nobel prize for physics. Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and Austria get the highest per capita indexes. Comparatively, the absolute champion United States is only the eighth. The presence of China, India and Pakistan in the list of laureates is a testimony of the effort made by the emerging powers to harness advanced knowledge and technology, namely the nuclear, information and rocket technologies.

   Take a look at the complete list of Nobel prizes for physics

 

Nobel Prize for Physics

Per capita
1901 - 2023

Country ¹NumberPopulation 2023Per capita
(thousands)(number÷million×100)
Austria49.144.0
Belgium111.78.5
Canada638.715.5
China31452.10.2
Denmark35.951.2
France1765.725.9
Germany2683.831.0
Hungary15.917.1
India11419.70.1
Ireland15.119.8
Italy460.16.7
Japan11125.18.8
Netherlands817.246.4
Pakistan1233.80.4
Russia12145.68.2
Sweden510.348.7
Switzerland68.868.0
United Kingdom2668.837.8
United States97336.728.8
Total233  
Median  19.8
Average  24.6
¹ Double nationals are counted twice, once for each nationality.
  Former Soviet Union appears under Russia.

 

Sources: Nobelprize and UN Population Division