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Good point and I don't completely disagree with you, but title of article is "Which country has the best brains?" but not "Which country had the best brains?" or "Where were the best brains born"

I agree with you. It is still interesting to see the distribution of the noble winners. It is a good indicator of the countries that fund research and are pioneers in innovation.

I find it interesting that the worlds 2nd and 3rd largest economies, one of which has the worlds largest population, aren't even on the list.

They probably have their own equivalent to the Nobel prize.