Best Countries in Sport 2026

World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES)

Which countries are the best at sport? The World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES) is the first research-based index to answer that scientifically — ranking all 206 nations with National Olympic Committees across every sport, not just Olympic events.

Unlike a simple medal table, this sports ranking by country weights each sport by its global popularity and universality, giving a true picture of national sporting performance and the top sporting nations in the world.

2026 Provisional Ranking

Rank	Country	Points	Change
1	USA	299,712	–
2	ITALY	143,636	–
3	CANADA	139,976	–
4	CHINA	132,134	–
5	AUSTRALIA	121,323	–
6	NORWAY	106,189	–
7	FRANCE	97,959	–
8	JAPAN	84,863	–
9	SWEDEN	70,922	–
10	GERMANY	62,384	–
11	SWITZERLAND	60,931	–
12	GREAT BRITAIN	55,277	–
13	SPAIN	43,461	–
14	THAILAND	43,328	–
15	COLOMBIA	43,314	–
16	AUSTRIA	41,688	–
17	NETHERLANDS	41,159	–
18	SOUTH KOREA	37,802	–
19	FINLAND	37,006	–
20	CZECHIA	34,693	–
21	GEORGIA	31,965	–
22	MEXICO	31,834	–
23	POLAND	31,723	–
24	UKRAINE	30,979	–
25	BULGARIA	30,090	–
26	ROMANIA	30,021	–
27	CROATIA	29,085	–
28	LATVIA	28,971	–
29	CHINESE TAIPEI	28,630	–
30	BELGIUM	28,616	–
31	DENMARK	28,542	–
32	SLOVAKIA	28,533	–
33	KAZAKHSTAN	28,406	–
34	NORTH KOREA	28,238	–
35	BRAZIL	27,163	–
36	ESTONIA	27,082	–
37	HUNGARY	26,924	–
38	LITHUANIA	26,900	–
39	TURKIYE	26,103	–
40	SLOVENIA	25,296	–
41	ISRAEL	25,063	–
42	SERBIA	25,002	–
43	NEW ZEALAND	24,957	–
44	IRELAND	24,407	–
45	GREECE	24,287	–
46	INDIA	24,039	–
47	PHILIPPINES	23,484	–
48	HONG KONG	23,103	–
49	SOUTH AFRICA	22,405	–
50	UZBEKISTAN	22,292	–
51	MOLDOVA	21,526	–
52	ARGENTINA	21,275	–
53	ARMENIA	21,074	–
54	MALAYSIA	20,911	–
55	CHILE	20,241	–
56	ICELAND	20,070	–
57	ECUADOR	19,500	–
58	MONGOLIA	19,010	–
59	VENEZUELA	18,341	–
60	SINGAPORE	18,099	–
61	KENYA	17,704	–
62	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	17,479	–
63	LUXEMBOURG	17,458	–
64	PERU	16,843	–
65	PUERTO RICO	16,824	–
66	NIGERIA	16,745	–
67	PORTUGAL	16,713	–
68	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	16,478	–
69	AZERBAIJAN	16,333	–
70	CYPRUS	15,384	–
71	ALGERIA	14,919	–
72	SAUDI ARABIA	14,841	–
73	MALTA	14,830	–
74	IRAN	14,604	–
75	JAMAICA	14,516	–
76	KYRGYZSTAN	14,442	–
77	MADAGASCAR	14,441	–
78	UGANDA	14,180	–
79	CUBA	14,023	–
80	INDONESIA	13,939	–
81	TUNISIA	13,909	–
82	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	13,494	–
83	GHANA	13,443	–
84	MOROCCO	13,338	–
85	ANDORRA	13,241	–
86	KUWAIT	12,716	–
87	KOSOVO	12,545	–
88	LEBANON	12,448	–
89	PAKISTAN	12,436	–
90	JORDAN	12,269	–
91	EGYPT	12,202	–
92	BAHRAIN	12,130	–
93	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	11,891	–
94	URUGUAY	11,538	–
95	GUATEMALA	11,517	–
96	HONDURAS	11,408	–
97	MONTENEGRO	11,275	–
98	VIETNAM	11,144	–
99	ALBANIA	11,041	–
100	CAYMAN ISLANDS	10,995	–
101	BOLIVIA	10,824	–
102	VIRGIN ISLANDS	10,758	–
103	QATAR	10,626	–
104	CAPE VERDE	10,365	–
105	TONGA	9,787	–
106	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	9,541	–
107	SAMOA	9,508	–
108	TURKMENISTAN	9,486	–
109	BOTSWANA	9,472	–
110	PANAMA	9,333	–
111	ARUBA	9,271	–
112	VANUATU	9,197	–
113	NEPAL	9,150	–
114	BELARUS	9,067	–
115	MONACO	8,739	–
116	SUDAN	8,611	–
117	BENIN	8,418	–
118	ZIMBABWE	8,412	–
119	BERMUDA	8,409	–
120	PALESTINE	8,394	–
121	HAITI	8,230	–
122	BAHAMAS	8,043	–
123	CAMEROON	7,360	–
124	SYRIA	7,331	–
125	ERITREA	7,323	–
126	SRI LANKA	7,184	–
127	GUYANA	7,146	–
128	FIJI	7,122	–
129	RUSSIA	6,897	–
130	TAJIKISTAN	6,885	–
131	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	6,754	–
132	LIECHTENSTEIN	6,738	–
133	ANGOLA	6,631	–
134	MOZAMBIQUE	6,508	–
135	PARAGUAY	6,447	–
136	MALDIVES ISLANDS	6,324	–
137	IRAQ	6,282	–
138	MAURITIUS	6,263	–
139	GUAM	6,015	–
140	ETHIOPIA	5,717	–
141	RWANDA	5,649	–
142	TOGO	5,607	–
143	NORTH MACEDONIA	5,418	–
144	EL SALVADOR	5,403	–
145	NICARAGUA	5,342	–
146	COSTA RICA	5,341	–
147	DOMINICA	5,270	–
148	GUINEA-BISSAU	5,255	–
149	TIMOR-LESTE	5,230	–
150	GRENADA	5,219	–
151	MARSHALL ISLANDS	5,105	–
152	SEYCHELLES	5,096	–
153	SENEGAL	5,035	–
154	LIBYA	4,954	–
155	LAOS	4,912	–
155	BRUNEI	4,912	–
157	ESWATINI	4,789	–
158	GUINEA	4,605	–
159	SAN MARINO	4,573	–
160	ZAMBIA	4,544	–
160	SIERRA LEONE	4,544	–
162	BARBADOS	4,510	–
163	MALAWI	4,421	–
164	BHUTAN	4,281	–
165	COOK ISLANDS	4,237	–
166	AMERICAN SAMOA	4,138	–
167	SAINT LUCIA	4,052	–
168	BURUNDI	3,930	–
169	AFGHANISTAN	3,890	–
170	GAMBIA	3,868	–
171	CAMBODIA	3,745	–
172	MYANMAR	3,561	–
173	SURINAME	3,500	–
174	KIRIBATI	3,474	–
175	BANGLADESH	3,438	–
176	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	3,316	–
177	PALAU	3,254	–
178	TANZANIA	3,193	–
179	NAMIBIA	3,070	–
180	COMOROS	2,947	–
181	GABON	2,702	–
182	MICRONESIA	2,579	–
183	MALI	2,456	–
184	CONGO DR	2,395	–
185	OMAN	2,333	–
186	BURKINA FASO	2,272	–
187	DJIBOUTI	2,149	–
188	SOLOMON ISLANDS	2,088	–
189	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	1,842	–
190	CONGO	1,719	–
191	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	1,658	–
192	LIBERIA	1,474	–
193	NIGER	1,351	–
194	YEMEN	1,105	–
195	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	1,044	–
196	MAURITANIA	982	–
197	IVORY COAST	921	–
198	BELIZE	798	–
199	SOMALIA	737	–
200	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	675	–
201	LESOTHO	614	–
202	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	0	–
202	SOUTH SUDAN	0	–
202	CHAD	0	–
202	NAURU	0	–
202	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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