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	94	–
2	GREAT BRITAIN	52	–
3	ITALY	41	▲ 2
4	SPAIN	39	–
5	FRANCE	38	▼ 2
6	GERMANY	34	–
7	AUSTRALIA	25	▲ 2
8	CANADA	23	▼ 1
9	CHINA	22	▼ 1
10	JAPAN	21	–
11	BRAZIL	16	–
12	NETHERLANDS	15	–
13	TURKIYE	14	▲ 10
14	SOUTH KOREA	12	▼ 1
15	ARGENTINA	12	▼ 1
16	SWITZERLAND	12	–
17	INDIA	11	▲ 5
18	MEXICO	11	▲ 1
19	NORWAY	11	▼ 2
20	BELGIUM	10	▲ 10
21	DENMARK	10	▼ 1
22	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	10	▲ 10
23	GREECE	10	▲ 5
24	PORTUGAL	10	▲ 2
25	CZECHIA	9	▲ 6
26	POLAND	9	▲ 3
27	HUNGARY	9	▼ 6
28	NEW ZEALAND	9	▼ 3
29	SWEDEN	9	▼ 14
30	SOUTH AFRICA	8	▼ 3
31	SAUDI ARABIA	8	▲ 2
32	SERBIA	8	▼ 14
33	AUSTRIA	8	▼ 9
34	THAILAND	6	▲ 2
35	EGYPT	6	▲ 15
36	HONG KONG	6	▲ 17
37	CHILE	6	▲ 2
38	CHINESE TAIPEI	6	▲ 2
39	FINLAND	6	▼ 4
40	COLOMBIA	6	▼ 3
41	UKRAINE	6	▼ 3
42	IRELAND	6	▼ 1
43	ROMANIA	6	▲ 4
44	QATAR	6	▲ 4
45	CROATIA	5	▼ 3
46	ISRAEL	5	▲ 5
47	RUSSIA	5	▼ 13
48	SINGAPORE	5	▼ 4
49	PHILIPPINES	5	▲ 3
50	IRAN	5	▲ 5
51	SLOVENIA	5	▼ 5
52	MALAYSIA	5	▼ 3
53	MOROCCO	5	▲ 11
54	PERU	5	▼ 11
55	INDONESIA	5	▼ 1
56	SLOVAKIA	4	▲ 3
57	VENEZUELA	4	–
58	KAZAKHSTAN	4	▼ 2
59	JAMAICA	4	▲ 12
60	LITHUANIA	4	▼ 2
61	BULGARIA	4	–
62	AZERBAIJAN	4	▼ 17
63	GEORGIA	4	▼ 3
64	NIGERIA	4	▲ 4
65	LATVIA	4	–
66	ECUADOR	4	▼ 4
67	MONACO	4	▲ 53
68	KENYA	4	▼ 1
69	ESTONIA	4	▼ 3
70	UZBEKISTAN	4	–
71	URUGUAY	4	▼ 2
72	PUERTO RICO	3	▲ 3
73	ALGERIA	3	▲ 5
74	PARAGUAY	3	▲ 2
75	SENEGAL	3	▼ 12
76	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	3	▼ 2
77	GUATEMALA	3	▼ 5
78	TUNISIA	3	▲ 3
79	COSTA RICA	3	▼ 6
80	LUXEMBOURG	3	▲ 2
81	VIETNAM	3	▲ 2
82	CUBA	3	▼ 2
83	BOLIVIA	3	▼ 6
84	MONGOLIA	3	▲ 2
85	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	3	▼ 6
86	PANAMA	3	▲ 1
87	KYRGYZSTAN	3	▲ 14
88	NORTH MACEDONIA	3	–
89	CAMEROON	2	▲ 6
90	MOLDOVA	2	▲ 3
91	MONTENEGRO	2	▼ 1
92	UGANDA	2	▼ 3
93	EL SALVADOR	2	▼ 8
94	LEBANON	2	▲ 3
95	CYPRUS	2	▼ 4
96	JORDAN	2	–
97	ICELAND	2	▲ 1
98	ARMENIA	2	▼ 14
99	PAKISTAN	2	▼ 5
100	MALTA	2	▲ 2
101	ZIMBABWE	2	▼ 2
102	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	2	▲ 3
103	IVORY COAST	2	▲ 1
104	BAHRAIN	2	▼ 12
105	KUWAIT	2	▼ 5
106	GHANA	2	▲ 1
107	FIJI	2	▼ 1
108	SRI LANKA	2	▼ 5
109	IRAQ	2	▲ 3
110	ANGOLA	2	▼ 2
111	KOSOVO	2	▼ 2
112	BARBADOS	2	▼ 1
113	NEPAL	2	▼ 3
114	ZAMBIA	2	▲ 9
115	NICARAGUA	2	▲ 4
116	ALBANIA	2	–
117	NAMIBIA	2	▼ 4
118	BERMUDA	2	▲ 11
119	HONDURAS	2	▼ 2
120	BAHAMAS	2	▲ 12
121	ANDORRA	2	▲ 4
122	BOTSWANA	2	▼ 7
123	SYRIA	2	▼ 1
124	BELARUS	2	▼ 10
125	MAURITIUS	2	▼ 7
126	CONGO DR	2	▲ 2
127	BENIN	2	▲ 6
128	BANGLADESH	1	▼ 4
129	GUYANA	1	▲ 5
130	CAPE VERDE	1	▲ 9
131	TURKMENISTAN	1	▲ 16
132	OMAN	1	▼ 11
133	RWANDA	1	▼ 6
134	TAJIKISTAN	1	▲ 7
135	BURKINA FASO	1	▲ 1
136	PALESTINE	1	▲ 1
137	MADAGASCAR	1	▼ 11
138	LIBYA	1	–
139	CAMBODIA	1	▼ 4
140	NORTH KOREA	1	▲ 12
141	SURINAME	1	▲ 13
142	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	1	▲ 6
143	LAOS	1	▲ 7
144	TANZANIA	1	▲ 1
145	MOZAMBIQUE	1	▼ 15
146	VIRGIN ISLANDS	1	▼ 4
147	MYANMAR	1	▲ 2
148	CAYMAN ISLANDS	1	▲ 9
149	SAMOA	1	▼ 9
150	HAITI	1	▼ 7
151	GUINEA	1	▲ 2
152	GUAM	1	▼ 1
153	AFGHANISTAN	1	▼ 22
154	TOGO	1	▲ 4
155	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	1	▲ 7
156	BURUNDI	1	▼ 10
157	MALI	1	▼ 13
158	VANUATU	1	▲ 6
159	SAN MARINO	1	▼ 3
160	BELIZE	1	▲ 11
161	GABON	1	▲ 4
162	GRENADA	1	▲ 8
163	SAINT LUCIA	1	▼ 4
164	COOK ISLANDS	1	▲ 3
165	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	1	▲ 1
166	TONGA	1	▼ 5
167	ARUBA	1	▼ 7
168	MALDIVES ISLANDS	1	▲ 4
169	SOLOMON ISLANDS	1	▲ 8
170	MALAWI	1	▼ 2
171	LESOTHO	1	▲ 8
172	ETHIOPIA	1	▼ 9
173	BRUNEI	1	▲ 8
174	ESWATINI	1	▲ 2
175	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	1	–
176	LIECHTENSTEIN	1	▲ 6
177	NIGER	1	▲ 12
178	ERITREA	1	▲ 12
179	GAMBIA	1	▼ 6
180	DOMINICA	1	–
181	CONGO	1	▼ 26
182	AMERICAN SAMOA	1	▲ 10
183	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	1	–
184	SUDAN	1	–
185	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	1	▲ 1
186	SOUTH SUDAN	1	▲ 2
187	SEYCHELLES	1	▼ 18
188	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	1	▼ 14
189	YEMEN	1	▼ 2
190	SIERRA LEONE	1	▼ 12
191	COMOROS	1	▼ 6
192	GUINEA-BISSAU	0	▲ 4
193	BHUTAN	0	▼ 2
194	DJIBOUTI	0	▲ 3
195	CHAD	0	▼ 2
196	LIBERIA	0	▼ 2
197	MAURITANIA	0	▲ 1
198	PALAU	0	▲ 1
199	MARSHALL ISLANDS	0	▲ 6
200	TIMOR-LESTE	0	▼ 6
201	SOMALIA	0	▼ 1
202	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	0	▼ 1
203	NAURU	0	▲ 1
204	KIRIBATI	0	▼ 1
205	MICRONESIA	0	▲ 1
206	TUVALU	0	▼ 4

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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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