Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Σ	Δ pts
1	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	3452	▲ +99
2	France	France	France	France	France	2305	▲ +24
3	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	1296	–
4	China	China	China	China	China	1266	▲ +12
5	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	863	▲ +20
6	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	778	▲ +5
7	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	768	▲ +18
8	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	653	–
9	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	605	▲ +12
10	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Italy	Italy	510	▲ +26
11	Italy	Italy	Italy	Belgium	Belgium	478	–
12	Spain	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	406	▲ +9
13	Mongolia	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	367	▲ +7
14	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	347	▲ +1
15	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	337	▲ +2
16	North Korea	North Korea	North Korea	North Korea	North Korea	297	▲ +3
17	Austria	Austria	Austria	Canada	Canada	284	▲ +10
18	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	270	–
19	Poland	Canada	Canada	Austria	Austria	264	–
20	Canada	Poland	Kosovo	Kosovo	Kosovo	256	▲ +13
21	Kosovo	Kosovo	Poland	Poland	Poland	212	–
22	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	171	–
23	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Israel	Israel	159	▲ +2
24	Argentina	Portugal	Israel	Chinese Taipei	Portugal	144	▲ +12
25	Portugal	Argentina	Portugal	Portugal	Chinese Taipei	142	▲ +1
26	Venezuela	Venezuela	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	122	–
27	Colombia	Hungary	Venezuela	Venezuela	Hungary	121	▲ +7
28	Hungary	Colombia	Hungary	Hungary	Venezuela	118	–
29	Algeria	Algeria	Colombia	Colombia	Kazakhstan	116	▲ +8
30	Tunisia	Tunisia	Algeria	Kazakhstan	Colombia	115	▲ +2
31	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Tunisia	Algeria	Algeria	105	–
32	Ukraine	Israel	Kazakhstan	Tunisia	Tunisia	105	–
33	Israel	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	103	▲ +1
34	Turkey	Turkey	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	86	▲ +2
35	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Croatia	Croatia	79	▲ +7
36	Ecuador	Uzbekistan	Turkey	Turkey	Turkey	65	–
37	Cameroon	Croatia	Croatia	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	57	–
38	Egypt	Ecuador	Australia	Mexico	Mexico	54	–
39	Australia	Australia	Ecuador	Australia	Australia	48	▲ +2
40	Switzerland	Cameroon	Mexico	Ecuador	Ecuador	43	▲ +1
41	Mexico	Egypt	Cameroon	Sweden	Sweden	41	–
42	Uzbekistan	Switzerland	Egypt	Cameroon	Cameroon	40	–
43	Sweden	Mexico	Switzerland	Egypt	Egypt	40	–
44	Azerbaijan	Sweden	Sweden	Switzerland	Switzerland	37	–
45	Nigeria	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	30	–
46	Belarus	Nigeria	Nigeria	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	30	–
47	Dominican Republic	Belarus	Dominican Republic	Nigeria	Nigeria	29	–
48	Gabon	Dominican Republic	Belarus	Belarus	Belarus	27	–
49	Senegal	Gabon	Gabon	Gabon	Gabon	23	–
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal	Senegal	Senegal	Senegal	23	–

Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

IJF.org | 11.10.2026

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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