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 | 93.77 | – | |
| 2 | 52.03 | – | |
| 3 | 41.15 | ▲ 2 | |
| 4 | 38.93 | – | |
| 5 | 38.41 | ▼ 2 | |
| 6 | 33.56 | – | |
| 7 | 25.31 | ▲ 2 | |
| 8 | 22.98 | ▼ 1 | |
| 9 | 22.18 | ▼ 1 | |
| 10 | 20.79 | – | |
| 11 | 16.29 | – | |
| 12 | 15.18 | – | |
| 13 | 13.87 | ▲ 10 | |
| 14 | 11.87 | ▼ 1 | |
| 15 | 11.79 | ▼ 1 | |
| 16 | 11.54 | – | |
| 17 | 11.3 | ▲ 5 | |
| 18 | 10.8 | ▲ 1 | |
| 19 | 10.51 | ▼ 2 | |
| 20 | 10.23 | ▲ 10 | |
| 21 | 10.18 | ▼ 1 | |
| 22 | 9.79 | ▲ 10 | |
| 23 | 9.66 | ▲ 5 | |
| 24 | 9.5 | ▲ 2 | |
| 25 | 9.43 | ▲ 6 | |
| 26 | 9.39 | ▲ 3 | |
| 27 | 9.14 | ▼ 6 | |
| 28 | 8.84 | ▼ 3 | |
| 29 | 8.54 | ▼ 14 | |
| 30 | 8.42 | ▼ 3 | |
| 31 | 8.24 | ▲ 2 | |
| 32 | 8.13 | ▼ 14 | |
| 33 | 7.85 | ▼ 9 | |
| 34 | 6.36 | ▲ 2 | |
| 35 | 6.31 | ▲ 15 | |
| 36 | 6.16 | ▲ 17 | |
| 37 | 6.11 | ▲ 2 | |
| 38 | 6.09 | ▲ 2 | |
| 39 | 6.01 | ▼ 4 | |
| 40 | 5.89 | ▼ 3 | |
| 41 | 5.82 | ▼ 3 | |
| 42 | 5.69 | ▼ 1 | |
| 43 | 5.6 | ▲ 4 | |
| 44 | 5.59 | ▲ 4 | |
| 45 | 5.43 | ▼ 3 | |
| 46 | 5.29 | ▲ 5 | |
| 47 | 5.23 | ▼ 13 | |
| 48 | 5.01 | ▼ 4 | |
| 49 | 5.01 | ▲ 3 | |
| 50 | 4.87 | ▲ 5 | |
| 51 | 4.74 | ▼ 5 | |
| 52 | 4.73 | ▼ 3 | |
| 53 | 4.68 | ▲ 11 | |
| 54 | 4.61 | ▼ 11 | |
| 55 | 4.52 | ▼ 1 | |
| 56 | 4.49 | ▲ 3 | |
| 57 | 4.49 | – | |
| 58 | 4.47 | ▼ 2 | |
| 59 | 4.42 | ▲ 12 | |
| 60 | 4.4 | ▼ 2 | |
| 61 | 4.22 | – | |
| 62 | 4.1 | ▼ 17 | |
| 63 | 3.97 | ▼ 3 | |
| 64 | 3.96 | ▲ 4 | |
| 65 | 3.96 | – | |
| 66 | 3.94 | ▼ 4 | |
| 67 | 3.93 | ▲ 53 | |
| 68 | 3.89 | ▼ 1 | |
| 69 | 3.75 | ▼ 3 | |
| 70 | 3.73 | – | |
| 71 | 3.57 | ▼ 2 | |
| 72 | 3.36 | ▲ 3 | |
| 73 | 3.3 | ▲ 5 | |
| 74 | 3.3 | ▲ 2 | |
| 75 | 3.19 | ▼ 12 | |
| 76 | 3.18 | ▼ 2 | |
| 77 | 3.07 | ▼ 5 | |
| 78 | 3.03 | ▲ 3 | |
| 79 | 3.02 | ▼ 6 | |
| 80 | 2.97 | ▲ 2 | |
| 81 | 2.89 | ▲ 2 | |
| 82 | 2.86 | ▼ 2 | |
| 83 | 2.81 | ▼ 6 | |
| 84 | 2.75 | ▲ 2 | |
| 85 | 2.7 | ▼ 6 | |
| 86 | 2.63 | ▲ 1 | |
| 87 | 2.57 | ▲ 14 | |
| 88 | 2.53 | – | |
| 89 | 2.49 | ▲ 6 | |
| 90 | 2.49 | ▲ 3 | |
| 91 | 2.46 | ▼ 1 | |
| 92 | 2.44 | ▼ 3 | |
| 93 | 2.44 | ▼ 8 | |
| 94 | 2.43 | ▲ 3 | |
| 95 | 2.4 | ▼ 4 | |
| 96 | 2.39 | – | |
| 97 | 2.39 | ▲ 1 | |
| 98 | 2.36 | ▼ 14 | |
| 99 | 2.36 | ▼ 5 | |
| 100 | 2.31 | ▲ 2 | |
| 101 | 2.24 | ▼ 2 | |
| 102 | 2.2 | ▲ 3 | |
| 103 | 2.13 | ▲ 1 | |
| 104 | 2.13 | ▼ 12 | |
| 105 | 2.11 | ▼ 5 | |
| 106 | 2.07 | ▲ 1 | |
| 107 | 2.06 | ▼ 1 | |
| 108 | 2.05 | ▼ 5 | |
| 109 | 2.03 | ▲ 3 | |
| 110 | 1.95 | ▼ 2 | |
| 111 | 1.89 | ▼ 2 | |
| 112 | 1.88 | ▼ 1 | |
| 113 | 1.87 | ▼ 3 | |
| 114 | 1.84 | ▲ 9 | |
| 115 | 1.82 | ▲ 4 | |
| 116 | 1.81 | – | |
| 117 | 1.68 | ▼ 4 | |
| 118 | 1.62 | ▲ 11 | |
| 119 | 1.62 | ▼ 2 | |
| 120 | 1.59 | ▲ 12 | |
| 121 | 1.59 | ▲ 4 | |
| 122 | 1.58 | ▼ 7 | |
| 123 | 1.58 | ▼ 1 | |
| 124 | 1.52 | ▼ 10 | |
| 125 | 1.52 | ▼ 7 | |
| 126 | 1.51 | ▲ 2 | |
| 127 | 1.5 | ▲ 6 | |
| 128 | 1.48 | ▼ 4 | |
| 129 | 1.44 | ▲ 5 | |
| 130 | 1.44 | ▲ 9 | |
| 131 | 1.43 | ▲ 16 | |
| 132 | 1.39 | ▼ 11 | |
| 133 | 1.38 | ▼ 6 | |
| 134 | 1.36 | ▲ 7 | |
| 135 | 1.35 | ▲ 1 | |
| 136 | 1.35 | ▲ 1 | |
| 137 | 1.31 | ▼ 11 | |
| 138 | 1.31 | – | |
| 139 | 1.3 | ▼ 4 | |
| 140 | 1.28 | ▲ 12 | |
| 141 | 1.27 | ▲ 13 | |
| 142 | 1.26 | ▲ 6 | |
| 143 | 1.25 | ▲ 7 | |
| 144 | 1.24 | ▲ 1 | |
| 145 | 1.21 | ▼ 15 | |
| 146 | 1.19 | ▼ 4 | |
| 147 | 1.18 | ▲ 2 | |
| 148 | 1.17 | ▲ 9 | |
| 149 | 1.17 | ▼ 9 | |
| 150 | 1.17 | ▼ 7 | |
| 151 | 1.17 | ▲ 2 | |
| 152 | 1.15 | ▼ 1 | |
| 153 | 1.11 | ▼ 22 | |
| 154 | 1.1 | ▲ 4 | |
| 155 | 1.07 | ▲ 7 | |
| 156 | 1.05 | ▼ 10 | |
| 157 | 1.05 | ▼ 13 | |
| 158 | 1.05 | ▲ 6 | |
| 159 | 1.03 | ▼ 3 | |
| 160 | 0.99 | ▲ 11 | |
| 161 | 0.99 | ▲ 4 | |
| 162 | 0.97 | ▲ 8 | |
| 163 | 0.96 | ▼ 4 | |
| 164 | 0.96 | ▲ 3 | |
| 165 | 0.96 | ▲ 1 | |
| 166 | 0.91 | ▼ 5 | |
| 167 | 0.86 | ▼ 7 | |
| 168 | 0.86 | ▲ 4 | |
| 169 | 0.83 | ▲ 8 | |
| 170 | 0.82 | ▼ 2 | |
| 171 | 0.79 | ▲ 8 | |
| 172 | 0.77 | ▼ 9 | |
| 173 | 0.74 | ▲ 8 | |
| 174 | 0.73 | ▲ 2 | |
| 175 | 0.72 | – | |
| 176 | 0.72 | ▲ 6 | |
| 177 | 0.7 | ▲ 12 | |
| 178 | 0.69 | ▲ 12 | |
| 179 | 0.67 | ▼ 6 | |
| 180 | 0.66 | – | |
| 181 | 0.66 | ▼ 26 | |
| 182 | 0.64 | ▲ 10 | |
| 183 | 0.63 | – | |
| 184 | 0.6 | – | |
| 185 | 0.6 | ▲ 1 | |
| 186 | 0.59 | ▲ 2 | |
| 187 | 0.59 | ▼ 18 | |
| 188 | 0.57 | ▼ 14 | |
| 189 | 0.57 | ▼ 2 | |
| 190 | 0.55 | ▼ 12 | |
| 191 | 0.5 | ▼ 6 | |
| 192 | 0.43 | ▲ 4 | |
| 193 | 0.42 | ▼ 2 | |
| 194 | 0.37 | ▲ 3 | |
| 195 | 0.37 | ▼ 2 | |
| 196 | 0.37 | ▼ 2 | |
| 197 | 0.36 | ▲ 1 | |
| 198 | 0.35 | ▲ 1 | |
| 199 | 0.33 | ▲ 6 | |
| 200 | 0.32 | ▼ 6 | |
| 201 | 0.3 | ▼ 1 | |
| 202 | 0.26 | ▼ 1 | |
| 203 | 0.26 | ▲ 1 | |
| 204 | 0.24 | ▼ 1 | |
| 205 | 0.23 | ▲ 1 | |
| 206 | 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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