World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport 2018

[Kailash Kumar]

WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES IN ELITE SPORT

ABOUT WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES IN ELITE SPORT
The World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport is a research-based annual ranking measuring accurately the performance of all the countries having National Olympic Committees based on their international results in all the sports recognized by GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations) and in other sports, not yet part of GAISF, but having high popularity and universality.

This international ranking is a reference for national sport governing bodies, media and scholars.

2018 FINAL RANKING

RANK. COUNTRY (POINTS)
1. USA (2116721)
2. GREAT BRITAIN (1334500)
3. FRANCE (1181952)
4. JAPAN (887990)
5. GERMANY (852850)
6. RUSSIA (840715)
7. SPAIN (796110)
8. AUSTRALIA (717116)
9. CHINA (707491)
10. BRAZIL (667311)

11. SOUTH KOREA (628401)
12. BELGIUM (604769)
13. CANADA (574185)
14. ITALY (554286)
15. SERBIA (482321)
16. SWEDEN (455971)
17. NEW ZEALAND (447962)
18. ARGENTINA (439910)
19. NETHERLANDS (430332)
20. FINLAND (396539)

21. MEXICO (396019)
22. NORWAY (390550)
23. CROATIA (388060)
24. SWITZERLAND (369461)
25. CHINESE TAIPEI (362754)
26. DENMARK (361497)
27. SOUTH AFRICA (351607)
28. CZECH REPUBLIC (351226)
29. POLAND (344915)
30. IRELAND (344895)

31. HUNGARY (335323)
32. INDIA (334643)
33. AUSTRIA (330491)
34. UKRAINE (313779)
35. TURKEY (313654)
36. PORTUGAL (299720)
37. THAILAND (294298)
38. ROMANIA (291136)
39. SLOVENIA (280540)
40. LITHUANIA (279668)

41. HONG KONG (277035)
42. SLOVAKIA (266514)
43. BELARUS (260772)
44. CHILE (258287)
45. IRAN (258034)
46. COLOMBIA (255053)
47. KAZAKHSTAN (254092)
48. LATVIA (251925)
49. BULGARIA (248935)
50. GREECE (247794)

51. PHILIPPINES (243277)
52. ISRAEL (241699)
53. INDONESIA (233929)
54. ESTONIA (227024)
55. VENEZUELA (223771)
56. PERU (218356)
57. EGYPT (211385)
58. JAMAICA (209523)
59. MALAYSIA (205283)
60. KENYA (199997)

61. GEORGIA (196919)
62. UZBEKISTAN (195848)
63. CUBA (195504)
64. URUGUAY (193070)
65. SINGAPORE (190460)
66. PUERTO RICO (184855)
67. MOROCCO (182492)
68. ECUADOR (178665)
69. COSTA RICA (174176)
70. ICELAND (172000)

71. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (169763)
72. TUNISIA (169718)
73. GUATEMALA (162462)
74. PAKISTAN (160523)
75. ALGERIA (159477)
76. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (156740)
77. PARAGUAY (153488)
78. PANAMA (153434)
79. NIGERIA (153234)
80. LUXEMBOURG (152150)

81. AZERBAIJAN (150324)
82. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (149623)
83. BOLIVIA (142915)
84. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (135683)
85. VIETNAM (135571)
86. QATAR (135092)
87. ZIMBABWE (134687)
88. CAMEROON (134682)
89. UGANDA (133622)
90. CYPRUS (132534)

91. LEBANON (132425)
92. MOLDOVA (131796)
93. MONTENEGRO (128450)
94. SRI LANKA (128321)
95. NORTH KOREA (125172)
96. MALTA (123028)
97. JORDAN (119699)
98. MACEDONIA (119416)
99. ARMENIA (119100)
100. SAUDI ARABIA (118715)

101. MONGOLIA (115429)
102. IVORY COAST (114425)
103. GHANA (112632)
104. SENEGAL (112412)
105. FIJI (111414)
106. KYRGYZSTAN (110025)
107. BAHRAIN (109033)
108. BARBADOS (108693)
109. EL SALVADOR (106201)
110. NAMIBIA (104912)

111. KOSOVO (102391)
112. HONDURAS (99110)
113. BOTSWANA (97981)
114. MAURITIUS (97092)
115. SYRIA (96352)
116. NICARAGUA (94712)
117. ALBANIA (93543)
118. BAHAMAS (92883)
119. KUWAIT (92024)
120. ZAMBIA (91645)

121. GUYANA (89160)
122. CONGO DR (86018)
123. TAJIKISTAN (83292)
124. RWANDA (83290)
125. NEPAL (83280)
126. MONACO (83177)
127. OMAN (81895)
128. ANDORRA (81719)
129. IRAQ (80705)
130. MADAGASCAR (80038)

131. PAPUA NEW GUINEA (78424)
132. BANGLADESH (78347)
133. TURKMENISTAN (77699)
134. ANGOLA (76509)
135. VIRGIN ISLANDS (74409)
136. TANZANIA (73337)
137. MYANMAR (72833)
138. SAN MARINO (71598)
139. SAMOA (71528)
140. MOZAMBIQUE (70955)

141. GUAM (70305)
142. BERMUDA (69229)
143. HAITI (67227)
144. BENIN (67179)
145. MALI (66683)
146. CAMBODIA (65882)
147. AFGHANISTAN (65071)
148. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (62287)
149. BURKINA FASO (61906)
150. CONGO (61862)

151. GABON (60802)
152. ARUBA (60319)
153. LIBYA (57312)
154. TONGA (55579)
155. SWAZILAND (55473)
156. BURUNDI (54980)
157. NIGER (54585)
158. CAPE VERDE (54062)
159. CAYMAN ISLANDS (53946)
160. PALESTINE (53717)

161. LIECHTENSTEIN (53456)
162. LESOTHO (51697)
163. SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (51217)
164. COOK ISLANDS (49998)
165. TOGO (49998)
166. SURINAME (49810)
167. BRUNEI (49495)
168. ETHIOPIA (48752)
169. MALDIVES ISLANDS (47904)
170. LAOS (47024)

171. MALAWI (46754)
172. VANUATU (46255)
173. SEYCHELLES (45132)
174. AMERICAN SAMOA (43492)
175. GUINEA (42471)
176. GRENADA (41044)
177. SOLOMON ISLANDS (40533)
178. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (39520)
179. SIERRA LEONE (38470)
180. SAINT LUCIA (37449)

181. BELIZE (36112)
182. DOMINICA (35687)
183. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (34613)
184. SUDAN (33709)
185. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS (32633)
186. GAMBIA (30546)
187. ERITREA (29357)
188. GUINEA-BISSAU (28051)
189. YEMEN (25875)
190. CHAD (25638)

191. BHUTAN (24258)
192. EQUATORIAL GUINEA (23824)
193. SOUTH SUDAN (22782)
194. MAURITANIA (20469)
195. SOMALIA (20075)
196. LIBERIA (19662)
197. DJIBOUTI (18169)
198. TIMOR-LESTE (16925)
199. PALAU (15743)
200. COMOROS (14729)

201. MARSHALL ISLANDS (12922)
202. KIRIBATI (11784)
203. MICRONESIA (11717)
204. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE (11519)
205. NAURU (10082)
206. TUVALU (9197)

Source:
https://www.worldsportranking.com/

Methodology:
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/93be31_6db357cdb89049809ac666f92560c090.pdf