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	436,929	–
2	SPAIN	355,643	–
3	FRANCE	332,583	–
4	ARGENTINA	268,232	–
5	ITALY	226,256	–
6	BRAZIL	202,783	–
7	CANADA	200,164	–
8	NORWAY	194,673	–
9	AUSTRALIA	191,497	–
10	GREAT BRITAIN	186,146	–
11	CHINA	185,872	–
12	GERMANY	185,559	–
13	DENMARK	145,696	–
14	JAPAN	139,263	–
15	SWEDEN	129,521	–
16	NETHERLANDS	126,286	–
17	SWITZERLAND	108,148	–
18	SOUTH KOREA	100,068	–
19	BELGIUM	97,659	–
20	CROATIA	93,771	–
21	HUNGARY	87,824	–
22	PORTUGAL	87,584	–
23	AUSTRIA	86,041	–
24	CZECHIA	85,764	–
25	FINLAND	77,602	–
26	POLAND	76,241	–
27	MEXICO	72,942	–
28	COLOMBIA	72,322	–
29	THAILAND	72,158	–
30	UKRAINE	70,861	–
31	SLOVAKIA	64,857	–
32	TURKIYE	62,746	–
33	ROMANIA	62,645	–
34	EGYPT	62,241	–
35	GEORGIA	62,032	–
36	NEW ZEALAND	61,385	–
37	KAZAKHSTAN	61,089	–
38	SERBIA	61,043	–
39	SLOVENIA	60,159	–
40	GREECE	59,029	–
41	CHILE	58,815	–
42	CHINESE TAIPEI	56,889	–
43	INDIA	54,574	–
44	IRELAND	54,489	–
45	ISRAEL	54,357	–
46	IRAN	54,266	–
47	HONG KONG	53,648	–
48	BULGARIA	53,224	–
49	SOUTH AFRICA	52,950	–
50	PERU	52,022	–
51	URUGUAY	50,318	–
52	MOROCCO	50,126	–
53	UZBEKISTAN	49,707	–
54	NIGERIA	48,973	–
55	ECUADOR	48,813	–
56	VENEZUELA	48,590	–
57	PHILIPPINES	48,382	–
58	LATVIA	47,691	–
59	RUSSIA	46,763	–
60	ICELAND	46,706	–
61	LITHUANIA	46,666	–
62	BELARUS	46,656	–
63	ALGERIA	45,540	–
64	ESTONIA	44,254	–
65	SAUDI ARABIA	43,718	–
66	PARAGUAY	43,659	–
67	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	42,914	–
68	MALAYSIA	42,761	–
69	NORTH KOREA	42,713	–
70	INDONESIA	42,685	–
71	KENYA	42,621	–
72	VIETNAM	41,481	–
73	PUERTO RICO	40,919	–
74	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	40,294	–
75	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	40,195	–
76	TUNISIA	39,695	–
77	ARMENIA	39,429	–
78	COSTA RICA	38,894	–
79	SINGAPORE	38,734	–
80	SENEGAL	38,619	–
81	JAMAICA	38,445	–
82	BAHRAIN	37,960	–
83	UGANDA	37,636	–
84	GHANA	37,548	–
85	GUATEMALA	37,469	–
86	CUBA	37,330	–
87	MONTENEGRO	37,249	–
88	PANAMA	37,194	–
89	CAMEROON	36,466	–
90	QATAR	35,853	–
91	LUXEMBOURG	35,823	–
92	MOLDOVA	35,817	–
93	CAPE VERDE	35,338	–
94	BOLIVIA	34,810	–
95	KYRGYZSTAN	34,400	–
96	EL SALVADOR	33,257	–
97	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	33,179	–
98	AZERBAIJAN	32,495	–
99	CYPRUS	32,380	–
100	IRAQ	31,978	–
101	NORTH MACEDONIA	31,901	–
102	KUWAIT	31,869	–
103	ZAMBIA	30,638	–
104	ANGOLA	30,597	–
105	KOSOVO	30,448	–
106	JORDAN	29,953	–
107	LEBANON	29,926	–
108	ALBANIA	29,784	–
109	HONDURAS	29,286	–
110	GUINEA	27,964	–
111	CONGO DR	27,284	–
112	OMAN	27,024	–
113	MONGOLIA	26,967	–
114	HAITI	26,734	–
115	MALTA	26,530	–
116	TAJIKISTAN	24,936	–
117	MADAGASCAR	24,392	–
118	IVORY COAST	24,226	–
119	PALESTINE	23,955	–
120	NEPAL	23,574	–
121	LIBYA	23,252	–
122	MALI	23,008	–
123	PAKISTAN	22,412	–
124	FIJI	22,008	–
125	BENIN	21,802	–
126	VANUATU	21,213	–
127	TURKMENISTAN	21,192	–
128	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	21,037	–
129	GABON	20,980	–
130	ZIMBABWE	20,947	–
131	SYRIA	20,678	–
132	RWANDA	20,453	–
133	NAMIBIA	20,367	–
134	NICARAGUA	20,258	–
135	BOTSWANA	19,685	–
136	SAMOA	19,588	–
137	ANDORRA	19,492	–
138	MOZAMBIQUE	19,330	–
139	BURKINA FASO	19,323	–
140	SRI LANKA	19,014	–
141	TONGA	18,936	–
142	GUYANA	18,612	–
143	MYANMAR	18,603	–
144	CONGO	18,490	–
145	TANZANIA	17,227	–
146	BANGLADESH	17,030	–
147	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	16,769	–
148	TOGO	16,761	–
149	CAMBODIA	16,429	–
150	BERMUDA	16,276	–
151	SOLOMON ISLANDS	16,242	–
152	SUDAN	16,138	–
153	VIRGIN ISLANDS	15,565	–
154	SURINAME	14,510	–
155	AFGHANISTAN	14,296	–
156	GAMBIA	13,947	–
157	COMOROS	13,281	–
158	CAYMAN ISLANDS	13,076	–
159	SIERRA LEONE	12,964	–
160	MALDIVES ISLANDS	12,958	–
161	ETHIOPIA	12,607	–
162	MALAWI	12,458	–
163	MAURITIUS	12,430	–
164	BRUNEI	12,257	–
165	GUINEA-BISSAU	11,761	–
166	GUAM	11,512	–
167	ARUBA	11,313	–
168	BARBADOS	11,266	–
169	NIGER	10,872	–
170	ESWATINI	10,713	–
171	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	10,454	–
172	AMERICAN SAMOA	10,261	–
173	BAHAMAS	9,830	–
174	LAOS	9,760	–
175	BURUNDI	9,605	–
176	MONACO	9,568	–
177	GRENADA	9,557	–
178	MAURITANIA	9,530	–
179	ERITREA	8,981	–
180	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	8,930	–
181	TIMOR-LESTE	8,836	–
182	BHUTAN	8,747	–
183	SAINT LUCIA	8,645	–
184	LIECHTENSTEIN	8,142	–
185	DOMINICA	7,822	–
186	COOK ISLANDS	7,809	–
187	SEYCHELLES	7,517	–
188	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	7,398	–
189	LIBERIA	7,215	–
190	SAN MARINO	6,742	–
191	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	6,657	–
192	LESOTHO	5,845	–
193	MARSHALL ISLANDS	5,105	–
194	YEMEN	4,933	–
195	BELIZE	3,733	–
196	DJIBOUTI	3,680	–
197	KIRIBATI	3,474	–
198	PALAU	3,254	–
199	SOMALIA	3,161	–
200	CHAD	3,062	–
201	SOUTH SUDAN	2,679	–
202	MICRONESIA	2,579	–
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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