Explanation
The ranking includes both global and continental championships, which are weighted differently according to their significance and performance on the world stage. The ranking can be filtered to display only global competitions.
Scoring system
| Contest | Discipline | Category | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | Global | Men | 1908-2024 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Cup | Global | Men | 1971-2023 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | Continental | Men | 1970-2025 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| World Cup | Indoor | Men | 2003-2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Asia Cup | Continental | Men | 1982-2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Asian Games | Continental | Men | 1958-2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Champions Trophy | Global | Men | 1978-2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pro League | Global | Men | 2019-2026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Oceania Cup | Continental | Men | 1999-2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| EuroHockey Championship | Indoor | Men | 1974-2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pan American Cup | Continental | Men | 2000-2025 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Pan American Games | Continental | Men | 1967-2023 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| World League | Global | Men | 2013-2017 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Africa Cup | Continental | Men | 1974-2025 | 1 | |||||||
| African Games | Continental | Men | 1987-2023 | 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Games | Continental | Men | 1979-2023 | 1 | |||||||
| Olympic Games | Global | Women | 1980-2024 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Cup | Global | Women | 1974-2022 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | Continental | Women | 1984-2025 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| World Cup | Indoor | Women | 2003-2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Pan American Cup | Continental | Women | 2001-2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pan American Games | Continental | Women | 1987-2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Champions Trophy | Global | Women | 1987-2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pro League | Global | Women | 2019-2026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Oceania Cup | Continental | Women | 1999-2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| EuroHockey Championship | Indoor | Women | 1975-2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Asia Cup | Continental | Women | 1985-2025 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Asian Games | Continental | Women | 1982-2022 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| World League | Global | Women | 2013-2017 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Africa Cup | Continental | Women | 1990-2025 | 1 | |||||||
| African Games | Continental | Women | 1995-2023 | 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Games | Continental | Women | 2003-2023 | 1 |