Best Countries in Sport 2026

World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES)

Which countries are the best in sport? The World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES) is the first research-based index to answer that scientifically — ranking the 206 countries with National Olympic Committees across every sport, Olympics and non-Olympics.

Unlike the Olympic medal table, the WRCES weights each sport by its level of competition, giving a true picture of national sporting performance.

2026 Provisional Ranking

Rank	Country	Points	Change
1	USA	716,282	–
2	SPAIN	488,722	–
3	FRANCE	483,565	–
4	GERMANY	393,778	–
5	ARGENTINA	293,233	–
6	CANADA	290,486	–
7	ITALY	255,799	–
8	AUSTRALIA	243,607	–
9	BRAZIL	239,895	–
10	GREAT BRITAIN	224,302	–
11	CHINA	214,957	–
12	NORWAY	210,369	–
13	JAPAN	165,810	–
14	DENMARK	164,358	–
15	SERBIA	160,517	–
16	NETHERLANDS	153,400	–
17	SWEDEN	151,456	–
18	BELGIUM	136,210	–
19	SWITZERLAND	131,098	–
20	SOUTH KOREA	121,571	–
21	CROATIA	117,273	–
22	CZECHIA	112,691	–
23	HUNGARY	112,175	–
24	PORTUGAL	109,446	–
25	AUSTRIA	106,996	–
26	POLAND	102,634	–
27	FINLAND	102,257	–
28	MEXICO	97,168	–
29	UKRAINE	95,284	–
30	COLOMBIA	93,748	–
31	THAILAND	89,442	–
32	TURKIYE	87,983	–
33	NEW ZEALAND	86,527	–
34	SLOVAKIA	86,416	–
35	SLOVENIA	85,084	–
36	GREECE	83,521	–
37	ROMANIA	82,434	–
38	EGYPT	81,962	–
39	GEORGIA	81,943	–
40	CHINESE TAIPEI	80,996	–
41	CHILE	79,057	–
42	KAZAKHSTAN	78,484	–
43	IRAN	77,115	–
44	ISRAEL	75,858	–
45	NIGERIA	73,353	–
46	INDIA	73,321	–
47	BULGARIA	73,200	–
48	IRELAND	73,110	–
49	LITHUANIA	72,219	–
50	LATVIA	72,157	–
51	PHILIPPINES	71,637	–
52	VENEZUELA	70,891	–
53	URUGUAY	69,472	–
54	ESTONIA	67,503	–
55	HONG KONG	67,105	–
56	PUERTO RICO	65,885	–
57	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	65,427	–
58	SOUTH AFRICA	64,988	–
59	ICELAND	64,865	–
60	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	64,113	–
61	ECUADOR	62,941	–
62	MONTENEGRO	61,073	–
63	INDONESIA	60,338	–
64	MOROCCO	60,262	–
65	PARAGUAY	60,136	–
66	SENEGAL	58,219	–
67	TUNISIA	57,895	–
68	SAUDI ARABIA	57,443	–
69	KENYA	56,945	–
70	MALAYSIA	56,885	–
71	UZBEKISTAN	55,998	–
72	CAMEROON	55,767	–
73	ALGERIA	55,340	–
74	UGANDA	55,200	–
75	CUBA	54,964	–
76	RUSSIA	54,302	–
77	JAMAICA	54,268	–
78	PANAMA	54,052	–
79	COSTA RICA	53,948	–
80	BELARUS	53,614	–
81	LUXEMBOURG	53,440	–
82	CAPE VERDE	52,853	–
83	ARMENIA	52,738	–
84	PERU	52,496	–
85	GUATEMALA	52,199	–
86	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	52,170	–
87	LEBANON	51,727	–
88	ANGOLA	51,166	–
89	BAHRAIN	51,128	–
90	VIETNAM	51,026	–
91	CYPRUS	50,308	–
92	NORTH MACEDONIA	49,957	–
93	EL SALVADOR	49,845	–
94	SINGAPORE	49,076	–
95	QATAR	48,951	–
96	JORDAN	48,645	–
97	AZERBAIJAN	47,624	–
98	KYRGYZSTAN	46,776	–
99	BOLIVIA	46,425	–
100	KOSOVO	45,689	–
101	IRAQ	44,493	–
102	IVORY COAST	44,069	–
103	ALBANIA	43,902	–
104	CONGO DR	43,739	–
105	KUWAIT	43,517	–
106	GUINEA	43,209	–
107	HONDURAS	43,148	–
108	NORTH KOREA	42,713	–
109	ZAMBIA	42,524	–
110	MONGOLIA	42,273	–
111	MALI	42,125	–
112	MALTA	41,786	–
113	MOLDOVA	41,478	–
114	GHANA	39,208	–
115	NICARAGUA	38,189	–
116	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	37,897	–
117	SYRIA	37,170	–
118	MADAGASCAR	36,128	–
119	RWANDA	36,061	–
120	OMAN	35,965	–
121	HAITI	35,707	–
122	NEPAL	35,637	–
123	PALESTINE	35,532	–
124	LIBYA	34,262	–
125	ANDORRA	33,919	–
126	GABON	33,245	–
127	GUYANA	32,820	–
128	MOZAMBIQUE	32,276	–
129	ZIMBABWE	31,715	–
130	SRI LANKA	30,992	–
131	VIRGIN ISLANDS	30,568	–
132	FIJI	30,114	–
133	BAHAMAS	29,176	–
134	SAMOA	28,300	–
135	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	28,297	–
136	VANUATU	27,989	–
137	BENIN	27,852	–
138	TONGA	27,593	–
139	TURKMENISTAN	26,637	–
140	GUAM	26,472	–
141	BOTSWANA	25,251	–
142	BERMUDA	25,172	–
143	TAJIKISTAN	24,936	–
144	BANGLADESH	24,923	–
145	MALDIVES ISLANDS	24,815	–
146	BURKINA FASO	24,768	–
147	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	24,391	–
148	SOUTH SUDAN	24,336	–
149	TANZANIA	23,881	–
150	SOLOMON ISLANDS	23,381	–
151	PAKISTAN	23,303	–
152	BARBADOS	22,683	–
153	CONGO	22,482	–
154	MYANMAR	22,475	–
155	BURUNDI	21,704	–
156	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	20,814	–
157	SURINAME	20,681	–
158	CAYMAN ISLANDS	20,578	–
159	NAMIBIA	20,367	–
160	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	19,819	–
161	COMOROS	18,968	–
162	GRENADA	18,590	–
163	GAMBIA	18,303	–
164	COOK ISLANDS	18,214	–
165	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	17,440	–
166	AMERICAN SAMOA	17,158	–
167	CAMBODIA	16,869	–
168	TOGO	16,761	–
169	SUDAN	16,138	–
170	SAN MARINO	16,058	–
171	AFGHANISTAN	15,786	–
172	ERITREA	15,515	–
173	LAOS	15,322	–
174	MAURITANIA	14,491	–
175	DOMINICA	14,234	–
176	PALAU	13,417	–
177	SAINT LUCIA	13,122	–
178	MICRONESIA	13,105	–
179	SIERRA LEONE	12,964	–
180	BELIZE	12,948	–
181	ETHIOPIA	12,607	–
182	MALAWI	12,458	–
183	MAURITIUS	12,430	–
184	SEYCHELLES	12,357	–
185	ARUBA	12,268	–
186	BRUNEI	12,257	–
187	GUINEA-BISSAU	11,761	–
188	SOMALIA	11,509	–
189	CHAD	11,484	–
190	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	11,255	–
191	NIGER	10,872	–
192	ESWATINI	10,713	–
193	MARSHALL ISLANDS	10,307	–
194	MONACO	9,568	–
195	YEMEN	9,167	–
196	LIECHTENSTEIN	9,114	–
197	TIMOR-LESTE	8,836	–
198	BHUTAN	8,747	–
199	LIBERIA	7,215	–
200	LESOTHO	5,845	–
201	DJIBOUTI	3,680	–
202	KIRIBATI	3,474	–
203	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	1,824	–
204	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	1,021	–
205	NAURU	0	–
205	TUVALU	0	–

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Frequently asked questions

Which country is the best at sport?

In the 2026 World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES), USA ranks as the best country in sport.

How are countries ranked in sport?

The WRCES scores every country across all sports recognised by SportAccord, weighting each sport by how popular and universal it is — so success in widely practised, widely followed sports counts for more.

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