The table shows how many universities were in the top 200 based on three subjects in five developed countries in 2011 in the world. Overall, the United States consistently had a higher number of universities ranked top regardless of the subjects, followed by the United Kingdom. In contrast, New Zealand recorded the lowest number of top-ranking universities. Notably, Australia and Canada had the same number of top universities across the disciplines.
The highest number of universities specializing in biology was ranked top in 2011 in the US and the UK, with the US taking the lead, at 69, which was nearly double the number observed in the UK. While Australia and Canada had the same figures, at 9, the lowest was observed in New Zealand, with 6.
The pattern was almost the same in the field of medicine. The US had twice as many top-ranking universities as the UK, at 54 and 24 respectively. Meanwhile, Australia and Canada exhibited similar figures again, at 13 and 12 each, whereas New Zealand had only 2 universities with higher rankings.
The number of top universities majoring in psychology was higher than the ones specializing in medicine in every country. The US remained dominant, with 58 universities being ranked top, which was distantly followed by the UK, at 29. Australia and Canada had 17 and 14 universities falling into this category, while New Zealand had only 4, still trailing behind.