Sports Power Rankings 2025
World Sports Power Index (WSPI)
The World Sports Power Index (WSPI) ranks the sports power of countries — measuring how each nation uses sport as an instrument of global influence and soft power.
These sports power rankings combine elite sporting results, the hosting of major events and the strength of professional leagues. See the full sports power index by country below.
2025 Final Ranking
| Rank | Country | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USA | 93.77 | – |
| 2 |  GREAT BRITAIN | 52.03 | – |
| 3 |  ITALY | 41.15 | ▲ 2 |
| 4 |  SPAIN | 38.93 | – |
| 5 |  FRANCE | 38.41 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 |  GERMANY | 33.56 | – |
| 7 |  AUSTRALIA | 25.31 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 |  CANADA | 22.98 | ▼ 1 |
| 9 |  CHINA | 22.18 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 |  JAPAN | 20.79 | – |
| 11 |  BRAZIL | 16.29 | – |
| 12 |  NETHERLANDS | 15.18 | – |
| 13 |  TURKIYE | 13.87 | ▲ 10 |
| 14 |  SOUTH KOREA | 11.87 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 |  ARGENTINA | 11.79 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  SWITZERLAND | 11.54 | – |
| 17 |  INDIA | 11.3 | ▲ 5 |
| 18 |  MEXICO | 10.8 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 |  NORWAY | 10.51 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 |  BELGIUM | 10.23 | ▲ 10 |
| 21 |  DENMARK | 10.18 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 |  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 9.79 | ▲ 10 |
| 23 |  GREECE | 9.66 | ▲ 5 |
| 24 |  PORTUGAL | 9.5 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 |  CZECH REPUBLIC | 9.43 | ▲ 6 |
| 26 |  POLAND | 9.39 | ▲ 3 |
| 27 |  HUNGARY | 9.14 | ▼ 6 |
| 28 |  NEW ZEALAND | 8.84 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 |  SWEDEN | 8.54 | ▼ 14 |
| 30 |  SOUTH AFRICA | 8.42 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 |  SAUDI ARABIA | 8.24 | ▲ 2 |
| 32 |  SERBIA | 8.13 | ▼ 14 |
| 33 |  AUSTRIA | 7.85 | ▼ 9 |
| 34 |  THAILAND | 6.36 | ▲ 2 |
| 35 |  EGYPT | 6.31 | ▲ 15 |
| 36 |  HONG KONG | 6.16 | ▲ 17 |
| 37 |  CHILE | 6.11 | ▲ 2 |
| 38 |  CHINESE TAIPEI | 6.09 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 |  FINLAND | 6.01 | ▼ 4 |
| 40 |  COLOMBIA | 5.89 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 |  UKRAINE | 5.82 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 |  IRELAND | 5.69 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 |  ROMANIA | 5.6 | ▲ 4 |
| 44 |  QATAR | 5.59 | ▲ 4 |
| 45 |  CROATIA | 5.43 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 |  ISRAEL | 5.29 | ▲ 5 |
| 47 |  RUSSIA | 5.23 | ▼ 13 |
| 48 |  SINGAPORE | 5.01 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 |  PHILIPPINES | 5.01 | ▲ 3 |
| 50 |  IRAN | 4.87 | ▲ 5 |
| 51 |  SLOVENIA | 4.74 | ▼ 5 |
| 52 |  MALAYSIA | 4.73 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 |  MOROCCO | 4.68 | ▲ 11 |
| 54 |  PERU | 4.61 | ▼ 11 |
| 55 |  INDONESIA | 4.52 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 |  SLOVAKIA | 4.49 | ▲ 3 |
| 57 |  VENEZUELA | 4.49 | – |
| 58 |  KAZAKHSTAN | 4.47 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 |  JAMAICA | 4.42 | ▲ 12 |
| 60 |  LITHUANIA | 4.4 | ▼ 2 |
| 61 |  BULGARIA | 4.22 | – |
| 62 |  AZERBAIJAN | 4.1 | ▼ 17 |
| 63 |  GEORGIA | 3.97 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 |  NIGERIA | 3.96 | ▲ 4 |
| 65 |  LATVIA | 3.96 | – |
| 66 |  ECUADOR | 3.94 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 |  MONACO | 3.93 | ▲ 53 |
| 68 |  KENYA | 3.89 | ▼ 1 |
| 69 |  ESTONIA | 3.75 | ▼ 3 |
| 70 |  UZBEKISTAN | 3.73 | – |
| 71 |  URUGUAY | 3.57 | ▼ 2 |
| 72 |  PUERTO RICO | 3.36 | ▲ 3 |
| 73 |  ALGERIA | 3.3 | ▲ 5 |
| 74 |  PARAGUAY | 3.3 | ▲ 2 |
| 75 |  SENEGAL | 3.19 | ▼ 12 |
| 76 |  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 3.18 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 |  GUATEMALA | 3.07 | ▼ 5 |
| 78 |  TUNISIA | 3.03 | ▲ 3 |
| 79 |  COSTA RICA | 3.02 | ▼ 6 |
| 80 |  LUXEMBOURG | 2.97 | ▲ 2 |
| 81 |  VIETNAM | 2.89 | ▲ 2 |
| 82 |  CUBA | 2.86 | ▼ 2 |
| 83 |  BOLIVIA | 2.81 | ▼ 6 |
| 84 |  MONGOLIA | 2.75 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 |  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 2.7 | ▼ 6 |
| 86 |  PANAMA | 2.63 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 |  KYRGYZSTAN | 2.57 | ▲ 14 |
| 88 |  NORTH MACEDONIA | 2.53 | – |
| 89 |  CAMEROON | 2.49 | ▲ 6 |
| 90 |  MOLDOVA | 2.49 | ▲ 3 |
| 91 |  MONTENEGRO | 2.46 | ▼ 1 |
| 92 |  UGANDA | 2.44 | ▼ 3 |
| 93 |  EL SALVADOR | 2.44 | ▼ 8 |
| 94 |  LEBANON | 2.43 | ▲ 3 |
| 95 |  CYPRUS | 2.4 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 |  JORDAN | 2.39 | – |
| 97 |  ICELAND | 2.39 | ▲ 1 |
| 98 |  ARMENIA | 2.36 | ▼ 14 |
| 99 |  PAKISTAN | 2.36 | ▼ 5 |
| 100 |  MALTA | 2.31 | ▲ 2 |
| 101 |  ZIMBABWE | 2.24 | ▼ 2 |
| 102 |  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 2.2 | ▲ 3 |
| 103 |  IVORY COAST | 2.13 | ▲ 1 |
| 104 |  BAHRAIN | 2.13 | ▼ 12 |
| 105 |  KUWAIT | 2.11 | ▼ 5 |
| 106 |  GHANA | 2.07 | ▲ 1 |
| 107 |  FIJI | 2.06 | ▼ 1 |
| 108 |  SRI LANKA | 2.05 | ▼ 5 |
| 109 |  IRAQ | 2.03 | ▲ 3 |
| 110 |  ANGOLA | 1.95 | ▼ 2 |
| 111 |  KOSOVO | 1.89 | ▼ 2 |
| 112 |  BARBADOS | 1.88 | ▼ 1 |
| 113 |  NEPAL | 1.87 | ▼ 3 |
| 114 |  ZAMBIA | 1.84 | ▲ 9 |
| 115 |  NICARAGUA | 1.82 | ▲ 4 |
| 116 |  ALBANIA | 1.81 | – |
| 117 |  NAMIBIA | 1.68 | ▼ 4 |
| 118 |  BERMUDA | 1.62 | ▲ 11 |
| 119 |  HONDURAS | 1.62 | ▼ 2 |
| 120 |  BAHAMAS | 1.59 | ▲ 12 |
| 121 |  ANDORRA | 1.59 | ▲ 4 |
| 122 |  BOTSWANA | 1.58 | ▼ 7 |
| 123 |  SYRIA | 1.58 | ▼ 1 |
| 124 |  BELARUS | 1.52 | ▼ 10 |
| 125 |  MAURITIUS | 1.52 | ▼ 7 |
| 126 |  CONGO DR | 1.51 | ▲ 2 |
| 127 |  BENIN | 1.5 | ▲ 6 |
| 128 |  BANGLADESH | 1.48 | ▼ 4 |
| 129 |  GUYANA | 1.44 | ▲ 5 |
| 130 |  CAPE VERDE | 1.44 | ▲ 9 |
| 131 |  TURKMENISTAN | 1.43 | ▲ 16 |
| 132 |  OMAN | 1.39 | ▼ 11 |
| 133 |  RWANDA | 1.38 | ▼ 6 |
| 134 |  TAJIKISTAN | 1.36 | ▲ 7 |
| 135 |  BURKINA FASO | 1.35 | ▲ 1 |
| 136 |  PALESTINE | 1.35 | ▲ 1 |
| 137 |  MADAGASCAR | 1.31 | ▼ 11 |
| 138 |  LIBYA | 1.31 | – |
| 139 |  CAMBODIA | 1.3 | ▼ 4 |
| 140 |  NORTH KOREA | 1.28 | ▲ 12 |
| 141 |  SURINAME | 1.27 | ▲ 13 |
| 142 |  PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.26 | ▲ 6 |
| 143 |  LAOS | 1.25 | ▲ 7 |
| 144 |  TANZANIA | 1.24 | ▲ 1 |
| 145 |  MOZAMBIQUE | 1.21 | ▼ 15 |
| 146 |  VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1.19 | ▼ 4 |
| 147 |  MYANMAR | 1.18 | ▲ 2 |
| 148 |  CAYMAN ISLANDS | 1.17 | ▲ 9 |
| 149 |  SAMOA | 1.17 | ▼ 9 |
| 150 |  HAITI | 1.17 | ▼ 7 |
| 151 |  GUINEA | 1.17 | ▲ 2 |
| 152 |  GUAM | 1.15 | ▼ 1 |
| 153 |  AFGHANISTAN | 1.11 | ▼ 22 |
| 154 |  TOGO | 1.1 | ▲ 4 |
| 155 |  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 1.07 | ▲ 7 |
| 156 |  BURUNDI | 1.05 | ▼ 10 |
| 157 |  MALI | 1.05 | ▼ 13 |
| 158 |  VANUATU | 1.05 | ▲ 6 |
| 159 |  SAN MARINO | 1.03 | ▼ 3 |
| 160 |  BELIZE | 0.99 | ▲ 11 |
| 161 |  GABON | 0.99 | ▲ 4 |
| 162 |  GRENADA | 0.97 | ▲ 8 |
| 163 |  SAINT LUCIA | 0.96 | ▼ 4 |
| 164 |  COOK ISLANDS | 0.96 | ▲ 3 |
| 165 |  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 0.96 | ▲ 1 |
| 166 |  TONGA | 0.91 | ▼ 5 |
| 167 |  ARUBA | 0.86 | ▼ 7 |
| 168 |  MALDIVES ISLANDS | 0.86 | ▲ 4 |
| 169 |  SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.83 | ▲ 8 |
| 170 |  MALAWI | 0.82 | ▼ 2 |
| 171 |  LESOTHO | 0.79 | ▲ 8 |
| 172 |  ETHIOPIA | 0.77 | ▼ 9 |
| 173 |  BRUNEI | 0.74 | ▲ 8 |
| 174 |  ESWATINI | 0.73 | ▲ 2 |
| 175 |  EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 0.72 | – |
| 176 |  LIECHTENSTEIN | 0.72 | ▲ 6 |
| 177 |  NIGER | 0.7 | ▲ 12 |
| 178 |  ERITREA | 0.69 | ▲ 12 |
| 179 |  GAMBIA | 0.67 | ▼ 6 |
| 180 |  DOMINICA | 0.66 | – |
| 181 |  CONGO | 0.66 | ▼ 26 |
| 182 |  AMERICAN SAMOA | 0.64 | ▲ 10 |
| 183 |  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 0.63 | – |
| 184 |  SUDAN | 0.6 | – |
| 185 |  CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 0.6 | ▲ 1 |
| 186 |  SOUTH SUDAN | 0.59 | ▲ 2 |
| 187 |  SEYCHELLES | 0.59 | ▼ 18 |
| 188 |  SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 0.57 | ▼ 14 |
| 189 |  YEMEN | 0.57 | ▼ 2 |
| 190 |  SIERRA LEONE | 0.55 | ▼ 12 |
| 191 |  COMOROS | 0.5 | ▼ 6 |
| 192 |  GUINEA-BISSAU | 0.43 | ▲ 4 |
| 193 |  BHUTAN | 0.42 | ▼ 2 |
| 194 |  DJIBOUTI | 0.37 | ▲ 3 |
| 195 |  CHAD | 0.37 | ▼ 2 |
| 196 |  LIBERIA | 0.37 | ▼ 2 |
| 197 |  MAURITANIA | 0.36 | ▲ 1 |
| 198 |  PALAU | 0.35 | ▲ 1 |
| 199 |  MARSHALL ISLANDS | 0.33 | ▲ 6 |
| 200 |  TIMOR-LESTE | 0.32 | ▼ 6 |
| 201 |  SOMALIA | 0.3 | ▼ 1 |
| 202 |  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 0.26 | ▼ 1 |
| 203 |  NAURU | 0.26 | ▲ 1 |
| 204 |  KIRIBATI | 0.24 | ▼ 1 |
| 205 |  MICRONESIA | 0.23 | ▲ 1 |
| 206 |  TUVALU | 0.19 | ▼ 4 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the World Sports Power Index?
The World Sports Power Index (WSPI) is a research-based ranking of how much power and influence each country holds in global sport, combining elite results, event hosting and professional-league strength.
Which country has the most sports power?
In the 2025 World Sports Power Index (WSPI), USA ranks first for sports power.
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