Fittest Countries in the World 2025

World's Fittest Countries Ranking (WFCR)

Which is the fittest country in the world? The World's Fittest Countries Ranking (WFCR) is a research-based fitness ranking that measures the overall fitness of nations — the only index of its kind.

The WFCR combines elite sport performance with national health indicators to produce a complete fitness ranking by country. Explore the full list of the world’s fittest countries below.

2025 Final Ranking

Rank	Country	Points	Change
1	JAPAN	94	–
2	ITALY	93	▲ 2
3	GERMANY	93	–
4	FRANCE	92	▼ 2
5	SWITZERLAND	92	–
6	CHINA	91	▲ 4
7	CANADA	90	▼ 1
8	SWEDEN	89	–
9	USA	89	–
10	SPAIN	89	▼ 3
11	NETHERLANDS	88	▲ 1
12	GREAT BRITAIN	88	▲ 1
13	CZECHIA	87	▼ 2
14	BELGIUM	87	▲ 2
15	POLAND	87	▲ 2
16	AUSTRIA	86	▼ 1
17	SOUTH KOREA	86	▲ 1
18	AUSTRALIA	86	▼ 4
19	UKRAINE	85	▲ 4
20	DENMARK	84	▼ 1
21	HUNGARY	84	–
22	NORWAY	84	–
23	CHINESE TAIPEI	83	▲ 2
24	HONG KONG	82	▲ 2
25	BRAZIL	82	▼ 5
26	FINLAND	82	▼ 2
27	PHILIPPINES	81	▲ 1
28	NEW ZEALAND	80	▲ 4
29	PORTUGAL	80	▲ 5
30	INDIA	80	▲ 3
31	SLOVAKIA	79	▼ 4
32	SINGAPORE	79	▲ 11
33	BULGARIA	79	▼ 3
34	IRELAND	79	▲ 1
35	ARGENTINA	78	▲ 2
36	SERBIA	77	–
37	MEXICO	77	▲ 1
38	ISRAEL	77	▲ 2
39	SLOVENIA	77	▼ 8
40	MALAYSIA	77	▲ 1
41	THAILAND	76	▼ 12
42	CROATIA	76	–
43	LATVIA	76	▼ 4
44	GREECE	75	–
45	LITHUANIA	75	▲ 4
46	SOUTH AFRICA	75	▲ 5
47	INDONESIA	75	▲ 1
48	CHILE	75	▼ 1
49	TURKIYE	75	▲ 4
50	ROMANIA	74	–
51	COLOMBIA	74	▼ 6
52	ESTONIA	74	▼ 6
53	VIETNAM	70	▲ 5
54	KAZAKHSTAN	70	▼ 2
55	LUXEMBOURG	70	▲ 2
56	IRAN	69	▼ 2
57	PERU	67	▼ 2
58	MOROCCO	67	▼ 2
59	MOLDOVA	66	▲ 3
60	URUGUAY	66	–
61	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	66	–
62	ECUADOR	65	▲ 3
63	MONGOLIA	65	▲ 3
64	COSTA RICA	65	▲ 3
65	VENEZUELA	65	▲ 5
66	NEPAL	64	▲ 3
67	TUNISIA	64	▲ 8
68	ALGERIA	64	▼ 4
69	CYPRUS	64	▼ 10
70	GEORGIA	64	▼ 7
71	NIGERIA	63	▲ 8
72	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	63	▲ 1
73	RUSSIA	63	▲ 1
74	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	63	▼ 3
75	CUBA	63	▲ 5
76	SAUDI ARABIA	63	▲ 18
77	SRI LANKA	62	▼ 9
78	GUATEMALA	62	▼ 6
79	AZERBAIJAN	62	▲ 12
80	MALTA	62	▼ 4
81	ARMENIA	62	▼ 3
82	UZBEKISTAN	62	–
83	CAMBODIA	62	▲ 1
84	KYRGYZSTAN	62	▲ 2
85	EGYPT	62	▼ 4
86	ICELAND	62	▲ 2
87	GHANA	61	▲ 2
88	CAMEROON	61	▼ 3
89	MONACO	61	▲ 1
90	IVORY COAST	61	▼ 3
91	PUERTO RICO	61	▼ 14
92	UGANDA	61	▲ 19
93	MONTENEGRO	60	▼ 10
94	SENEGAL	60	▼ 2
95	LEBANON	60	▼ 2
96	ZIMBABWE	59	▲ 39
97	KENYA	59	▲ 2
98	NORTH MACEDONIA	59	▼ 1
99	LAOS	58	▲ 16
100	PAKISTAN	58	▼ 2
101	PARAGUAY	58	▼ 6
102	JAMAICA	58	▲ 6
103	KUWAIT	58	▼ 3
104	BANGLADESH	58	▼ 8
105	EL SALVADOR	57	▼ 3
106	PANAMA	57	▲ 1
107	MYANMAR	57	▲ 9
108	ALBANIA	57	▲ 2
109	ANDORRA	57	▼ 6
110	KOSOVO	56	▼ 5
111	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	56	▲ 13
112	LIECHTENSTEIN	56	▲ 2
113	BENIN	56	▲ 9
114	TURKMENISTAN	56	▲ 15
115	BELARUS	56	▼ 11
116	ZAMBIA	56	▲ 42
117	SAN MARINO	55	▼ 4
118	NAMIBIA	55	▼ 6
119	ANGOLA	55	▲ 2
120	BOLIVIA	55	▼ 2
121	MAURITIUS	55	▼ 20
122	BURKINA FASO	55	▲ 5
123	QATAR	54	▼ 4
124	ARUBA	54	▼ 15
125	TAJIKISTAN	54	▲ 5
126	BAHRAIN	54	▼ 20
127	BARBADOS	54	▼ 10
128	PALESTINE	53	▲ 60
129	SYRIA	53	▲ 30
130	IRAQ	52	▲ 3
131	MALI	52	–
132	TOGO	52	▲ 4
133	JORDAN	52	▼ 7
134	GUYANA	52	▼ 11
135	GUINEA	52	▼ 1
136	HONDURAS	51	▲ 2
137	BOTSWANA	51	▼ 5
138	FIJI	51	▼ 1
139	BERMUDA	51	▼ 14
140	OMAN	51	▼ 20
141	CAPE VERDE	51	▲ 10
142	CAYMAN ISLANDS	50	▲ 5
143	LIBYA	50	▲ 3
144	BRUNEI	49	▼ 5
145	MALAWI	49	▲ 5
146	VANUATU	49	▼ 18
147	SURINAME	49	▲ 8
148	ETHIOPIA	49	▼ 7
149	RWANDA	49	▼ 5
150	MALDIVES ISLANDS	49	▼ 7
151	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	49	▲ 11
152	BURUNDI	49	▲ 30
153	AFGHANISTAN	48	▼ 13
154	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	48	▲ 25
155	SUDAN	48	▼ 3
156	BHUTAN	48	▼ 14
157	SIERRA LEONE	48	▲ 4
158	GABON	48	▲ 25
159	CONGO DR	48	▼ 5
160	GUINEA-BISSAU	48	▲ 34
161	DJIBOUTI	48	▲ 11
162	GUAM	48	▼ 5
163	VIRGIN ISLANDS	48	▲ 2
164	NICARAGUA	48	▼ 1
165	TANZANIA	47	▼ 1
166	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	47	▼ 6
167	NIGER	47	▼ 22
168	TIMOR-LESTE	47	▼ 20
169	MOZAMBIQUE	47	▼ 13
170	BAHAMAS	47	▼ 2
171	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	46	▼ 18
172	SEYCHELLES	46	▼ 23
173	SAINT LUCIA	46	▼ 7
174	ESWATINI	46	▲ 7
175	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	46	–
176	GAMBIA	46	▼ 5
177	SOLOMON ISLANDS	45	▲ 1
178	BELIZE	45	▲ 2
179	MAURITANIA	45	▲ 7
180	MADAGASCAR	45	▼ 6
181	COMOROS	45	▼ 11
182	CONGO	45	▼ 6
183	DOMINICA	45	▼ 10
184	NORTH KOREA	45	▲ 8
185	SOUTH SUDAN	44	▲ 2
186	CHAD	44	▼ 1
187	HAITI	44	▼ 3
188	ERITREA	44	▲ 2
189	YEMEN	43	▼ 12
190	LESOTHO	42	▲ 10
191	GRENADA	42	▼ 24
192	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	42	▼ 23
193	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	42	▼ 4
194	PALAU	41	▼ 1
195	KIRIBATI	41	▲ 7
196	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	40	▼ 1
197	SAMOA	40	▼ 6
198	LIBERIA	40	▲ 1
199	TONGA	39	▼ 1
200	MICRONESIA	39	▼ 3
201	COOK ISLANDS	39	–
202	MARSHALL ISLANDS	38	▼ 6
203	SOMALIA	37	–
204	AMERICAN SAMOA	35	▲ 1
205	TUVALU	35	▼ 1
206	NAURU	34	–

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the fittest country in the world?

In the 2025 World’s Fittest Countries Ranking (WFCR), JAPAN is the fittest country in the world.

What is the WFCR?

The World's Fittest Countries Ranking (WFCR) is a research-based index that measures and ranks the fitness of countries by combining their elite sport results with population health and nutrition data.

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