Most Nobel Prize Laureates per capita

According to Official Guinness Records,

Of the 900 Nobel Laureates awarded between 1901 and 2015, St. Lucia has two: one for literature (Derek Walcott, 1992) and one for economics (Sir Arthur Lewis, 1979). However, with a population of 184,999 in 2015, St. Lucia can claim the title for the most Nobel Prize Laureates per capita, with a rate of 10.81 per million people.

For a complete list of 2015 records, please visit 2015 Guinness Records in Sweden.

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