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 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship | Global | Men | 1930-2025 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Nations League | Global | Men | 2018-2025 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| World Cup | Global | Men | 1950-2023 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| World Grand Champions Cup | Global | Men | 1993-2017 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| European Championship | Continental | Men | 1948-2026 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Asian Championship | Continental | Men | 1975-2026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| NORCECA Championship | Continental | Men | 1969-2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| South American Championship | Continental | Men | 1930-2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| African Championship | Continental | Men | 1967-2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| European League | Continental | Men | 2004-2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pan-American Cup | Continental | Men | 2006-2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Asian games | Continental | Men | 1958-2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Olympic Games | Global | Women | 1964-2024 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship | Global | Women | 1952-2025 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Nations League | Global | Women | 2018-2025 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| World Cup | Global | Women | 1953-2023 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| World Grand Champions Cup | Global | Women | 1993-2017 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Asian Championship | Continental | Women | 1975-2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| European Championship | Continental | Women | 1949-2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| NORCECA Championship | Continental | Women | 1969-2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| South American Championship | Continental | Women | 1946-2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| African Championship | Continental | Women | 1974-2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Asian games | Continental | Women | 1962-2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| European League | Continental | Women | 2009-2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pan-American Cup | Continental | Women | 2002-2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 |