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 | 94.19 | – |
| 2 |  ITALY | 93.12 | ▲ 2 |
| 3 |  GERMANY | 92.77 | – |
| 4 |  FRANCE | 92.37 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 |  SWITZERLAND | 92.2 | – |
| 6 |  CHINA | 90.98 | ▲ 4 |
| 7 |  CANADA | 89.54 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 |  SWEDEN | 89.17 | – |
| 9 |  USA | 88.69 | – |
| 10 |  SPAIN | 88.57 | ▼ 3 |
| 11 |  NETHERLANDS | 88.42 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 |  GREAT BRITAIN | 87.97 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 |  CZECH REPUBLIC | 87.24 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 |  BELGIUM | 87.04 | ▲ 2 |
| 15 |  POLAND | 86.87 | ▲ 2 |
| 16 |  AUSTRIA | 86.44 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 |  SOUTH KOREA | 86.3 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 |  AUSTRALIA | 86.21 | ▼ 4 |
| 19 |  UKRAINE | 84.71 | ▲ 4 |
| 20 |  DENMARK | 84.27 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 |  HUNGARY | 84 | – |
| 22 |  NORWAY | 83.69 | – |
| 23 |  CHINESE TAIPEI | 82.6 | ▲ 2 |
| 24 |  HONG KONG | 82.42 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 |  BRAZIL | 82.31 | ▼ 5 |
| 26 |  FINLAND | 82.17 | ▼ 2 |
| 27 |  PHILIPPINES | 80.69 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 |  NEW ZEALAND | 80 | ▲ 4 |
| 29 |  PORTUGAL | 79.79 | ▲ 5 |
| 30 |  INDIA | 79.62 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 |  SLOVAKIA | 79.07 | ▼ 4 |
| 32 |  SINGAPORE | 79.04 | ▲ 11 |
| 33 |  BULGARIA | 78.6 | ▼ 3 |
| 34 |  IRELAND | 78.54 | ▲ 1 |
| 35 |  ARGENTINA | 77.82 | ▲ 2 |
| 36 |  SERBIA | 77.15 | – |
| 37 |  MEXICO | 77.13 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 |  ISRAEL | 76.92 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 |  SLOVENIA | 76.83 | ▼ 8 |
| 40 |  MALAYSIA | 76.63 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 |  THAILAND | 76.39 | ▼ 12 |
| 42 |  CROATIA | 76.18 | – |
| 43 |  LATVIA | 76.05 | ▼ 4 |
| 44 |  GREECE | 75.49 | – |
| 45 |  LITHUANIA | 75.31 | ▲ 4 |
| 46 |  SOUTH AFRICA | 75.23 | ▲ 5 |
| 47 |  INDONESIA | 75.22 | ▲ 1 |
| 48 |  CHILE | 74.58 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 |  TURKIYE | 74.55 | ▲ 4 |
| 50 |  ROMANIA | 73.92 | – |
| 51 |  COLOMBIA | 73.87 | ▼ 6 |
| 52 |  ESTONIA | 73.86 | ▼ 6 |
| 53 |  VIETNAM | 70.14 | ▲ 5 |
| 54 |  KAZAKHSTAN | 69.85 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 |  LUXEMBOURG | 69.85 | ▲ 2 |
| 56 |  IRAN | 68.81 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 |  PERU | 67.48 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 |  MOROCCO | 66.83 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 |  MOLDOVA | 66.07 | ▲ 3 |
| 60 |  URUGUAY | 65.61 | – |
| 61 |  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 65.5 | – |
| 62 |  ECUADOR | 65.21 | ▲ 3 |
| 63 |  MONGOLIA | 64.97 | ▲ 3 |
| 64 |  COSTA RICA | 64.95 | ▲ 3 |
| 65 |  VENEZUELA | 64.58 | ▲ 5 |
| 66 |  NEPAL | 64.42 | ▲ 3 |
| 67 |  TUNISIA | 64.39 | ▲ 8 |
| 68 |  ALGERIA | 63.92 | ▼ 4 |
| 69 |  CYPRUS | 63.76 | ▼ 10 |
| 70 |  GEORGIA | 63.57 | ▼ 7 |
| 71 |  NIGERIA | 63.42 | ▲ 8 |
| 72 |  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 63.3 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 |  RUSSIA | 63.01 | ▲ 1 |
| 74 |  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 62.83 | ▼ 3 |
| 75 |  CUBA | 62.66 | ▲ 5 |
| 76 |  SAUDI ARABIA | 62.59 | ▲ 18 |
| 77 |  SRI LANKA | 62.24 | ▼ 9 |
| 78 |  GUATEMALA | 62.09 | ▼ 6 |
| 79 |  AZERBAIJAN | 61.93 | ▲ 12 |
| 80 |  MALTA | 61.92 | ▼ 4 |
| 81 |  ARMENIA | 61.9 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 |  UZBEKISTAN | 61.89 | – |
| 83 |  CAMBODIA | 61.72 | ▲ 1 |
| 84 |  KYRGYZSTAN | 61.66 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 |  EGYPT | 61.62 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 |  ICELAND | 61.52 | ▲ 2 |
| 87 |  GHANA | 61.43 | ▲ 2 |
| 88 |  CAMEROON | 61.13 | ▼ 3 |
| 89 |  MONACO | 60.84 | ▲ 1 |
| 90 |  IVORY COAST | 60.73 | ▼ 3 |
| 91 |  PUERTO RICO | 60.56 | ▼ 14 |
| 92 |  UGANDA | 60.51 | ▲ 19 |
| 93 |  MONTENEGRO | 60.45 | ▼ 10 |
| 94 |  SENEGAL | 60.45 | ▼ 2 |
| 95 |  LEBANON | 59.88 | ▼ 2 |
| 96 |  ZIMBABWE | 59.45 | ▲ 39 |
| 97 |  KENYA | 59.44 | ▲ 2 |
| 98 |  NORTH MACEDONIA | 59.19 | ▼ 1 |
| 99 |  LAOS | 58.37 | ▲ 16 |
| 100 |  PAKISTAN | 58.31 | ▼ 2 |
| 101 |  PARAGUAY | 58.26 | ▼ 6 |
| 102 |  JAMAICA | 58.14 | ▲ 6 |
| 103 |  KUWAIT | 57.59 | ▼ 3 |
| 104 |  BANGLADESH | 57.51 | ▼ 8 |
| 105 |  EL SALVADOR | 57.45 | ▼ 3 |
| 106 |  PANAMA | 57.3 | ▲ 1 |
| 107 |  MYANMAR | 57.21 | ▲ 9 |
| 108 |  ALBANIA | 56.91 | ▲ 2 |
| 109 |  ANDORRA | 56.9 | ▼ 6 |
| 110 |  KOSOVO | 56.49 | ▼ 5 |
| 111 |  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 56.24 | ▲ 13 |
| 112 |  LIECHTENSTEIN | 56.16 | ▲ 2 |
| 113 |  BENIN | 56.08 | ▲ 9 |
| 114 |  TURKMENISTAN | 55.75 | ▲ 15 |
| 115 |  BELARUS | 55.61 | ▼ 11 |
| 116 |  ZAMBIA | 55.52 | ▲ 42 |
| 117 |  SAN MARINO | 55.28 | ▼ 4 |
| 118 |  NAMIBIA | 55.15 | ▼ 6 |
| 119 |  ANGOLA | 54.94 | ▲ 2 |
| 120 |  BOLIVIA | 54.92 | ▼ 2 |
| 121 |  MAURITIUS | 54.89 | ▼ 20 |
| 122 |  BURKINA FASO | 54.59 | ▲ 5 |
| 123 |  QATAR | 54.26 | ▼ 4 |
| 124 |  ARUBA | 54.19 | ▼ 15 |
| 125 |  TAJIKISTAN | 54.1 | ▲ 5 |
| 126 |  BAHRAIN | 54.09 | ▼ 20 |
| 127 |  BARBADOS | 53.5 | ▼ 10 |
| 128 |  PALESTINE | 53.26 | ▲ 60 |
| 129 |  SYRIA | 52.69 | ▲ 30 |
| 130 |  IRAQ | 52.34 | ▲ 3 |
| 131 |  MALI | 52.25 | – |
| 132 |  TOGO | 52.21 | ▲ 4 |
| 133 |  JORDAN | 51.95 | ▼ 7 |
| 134 |  GUYANA | 51.95 | ▼ 11 |
| 135 |  GUINEA | 51.61 | ▼ 1 |
| 136 |  HONDURAS | 51.19 | ▲ 2 |
| 137 |  BOTSWANA | 51.16 | ▼ 5 |
| 138 |  FIJI | 51.11 | ▼ 1 |
| 139 |  BERMUDA | 51.01 | ▼ 14 |
| 140 |  OMAN | 50.76 | ▼ 20 |
| 141 |  CAPE VERDE | 50.51 | ▲ 10 |
| 142 |  CAYMAN ISLANDS | 50.13 | ▲ 5 |
| 143 |  LIBYA | 49.77 | ▲ 3 |
| 144 |  BRUNEI | 49.49 | ▼ 5 |
| 145 |  MALAWI | 49.47 | ▲ 5 |
| 146 |  VANUATU | 49.16 | ▼ 18 |
| 147 |  SURINAME | 49.07 | ▲ 8 |
| 148 |  ETHIOPIA | 48.9 | ▼ 7 |
| 149 |  RWANDA | 48.83 | ▼ 5 |
| 150 |  MALDIVES ISLANDS | 48.83 | ▼ 7 |
| 151 |  PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 48.73 | ▲ 11 |
| 152 |  BURUNDI | 48.51 | ▲ 30 |
| 153 |  AFGHANISTAN | 48.45 | ▼ 13 |
| 154 |  EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 48.29 | ▲ 25 |
| 155 |  SUDAN | 48.29 | ▼ 3 |
| 156 |  BHUTAN | 48.11 | ▼ 14 |
| 157 |  SIERRA LEONE | 48.08 | ▲ 4 |
| 158 |  GABON | 47.82 | ▲ 25 |
| 159 |  CONGO DR | 47.79 | ▼ 5 |
| 160 |  GUINEA-BISSAU | 47.79 | ▲ 34 |
| 161 |  DJIBOUTI | 47.77 | ▲ 11 |
| 162 |  GUAM | 47.7 | ▼ 5 |
| 163 |  VIRGIN ISLANDS | 47.7 | ▲ 2 |
| 164 |  NICARAGUA | 47.55 | ▼ 1 |
| 165 |  TANZANIA | 47.44 | ▼ 1 |
| 166 |  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 47.42 | ▼ 6 |
| 167 |  NIGER | 46.9 | ▼ 22 |
| 168 |  TIMOR-LESTE | 46.9 | ▼ 20 |
| 169 |  MOZAMBIQUE | 46.89 | ▼ 13 |
| 170 |  BAHAMAS | 46.81 | ▼ 2 |
| 171 |  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 46.39 | ▼ 18 |
| 172 |  SEYCHELLES | 46.37 | ▼ 23 |
| 173 |  SAINT LUCIA | 46.28 | ▼ 7 |
| 174 |  ESWATINI | 45.93 | ▲ 7 |
| 175 |  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 45.81 | – |
| 176 |  GAMBIA | 45.73 | ▼ 5 |
| 177 |  SOLOMON ISLANDS | 45.48 | ▲ 1 |
| 178 |  BELIZE | 45.42 | ▲ 2 |
| 179 |  MAURITANIA | 45.4 | ▲ 7 |
| 180 |  MADAGASCAR | 45.32 | ▼ 6 |
| 181 |  COMOROS | 45.19 | ▼ 11 |
| 182 |  CONGO | 44.85 | ▼ 6 |
| 183 |  DOMINICA | 44.76 | ▼ 10 |
| 184 |  NORTH KOREA | 44.5 | ▲ 8 |
| 185 |  SOUTH SUDAN | 44.49 | ▲ 2 |
| 186 |  CHAD | 44.13 | ▼ 1 |
| 187 |  HAITI | 44 | ▼ 3 |
| 188 |  ERITREA | 43.88 | ▲ 2 |
| 189 |  YEMEN | 43.33 | ▼ 12 |
| 190 |  LESOTHO | 42.29 | ▲ 10 |
| 191 |  GRENADA | 42.28 | ▼ 24 |
| 192 |  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 42.13 | ▼ 23 |
| 193 |  SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 41.84 | ▼ 4 |
| 194 |  PALAU | 41.4 | ▼ 1 |
| 195 |  KIRIBATI | 40.9 | ▲ 7 |
| 196 |  CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 40.41 | ▼ 1 |
| 197 |  SAMOA | 40.14 | ▼ 6 |
| 198 |  LIBERIA | 39.68 | ▲ 1 |
| 199 |  TONGA | 39.35 | ▼ 1 |
| 200 |  MICRONESIA | 38.99 | ▼ 3 |
| 201 |  COOK ISLANDS | 38.74 | – |
| 202 |  MARSHALL ISLANDS | 38.35 | ▼ 6 |
| 203 |  SOMALIA | 36.59 | – |
| 204 |  AMERICAN SAMOA | 35.34 | ▲ 1 |
| 205 |  TUVALU | 35.16 | ▼ 1 |
| 206 |  NAURU | 33.73 | – |
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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