FIDE country rankings
Top 100 chess countries
Compare countries using FIDE's federation method: the average classical rating of each federation's top 10 players. Open any country to explore its top 100 players, statistics, and full rating list.
FIDE federation represents the federation listed for a player and does not necessarily indicate citizenship. Methodology and averages follow the official FIDE Top Federations list. FIDE publishes this list monthly; ChessEver checks for the newest available edition daily so a new monthly list appears promptly.
Worldwide FIDE country ranking
Ranked by the average classical rating of each federation's top 10 players. 205 federations shown.
#1United States of AmericaUSA · Player rankings2,725Top 10 avg#2IndiaIND · Player rankings2,705Top 10 avg#3ChinaCHN · Player rankings2,666Top 10 avg#4RussiaRUS · Player rankings2,643Top 10 avg#5GermanyGER · Player rankings2,637Top 10 avg#6UkraineUKR · Player rankings2,629Top 10 avg#7AzerbaijanAZE · Player rankings2,626Top 10 avg#8FranceFRA · Player rankings2,626Top 10 avg#9UzbekistanUZB · Player rankings2,626Top 10 avg#10NetherlandsNED · Player rankings2,613Top 10 avg#11SpainESP · Player rankings2,610Top 10 avg#12HungaryHUN · Player rankings2,606Top 10 avg#13ArmeniaARM · Player rankings2,602Top 10 avg#14PolandPOL · Player rankings2,591Top 10 avg#15EnglandENG · Player rankings2,585Top 10 avg#16NorwayNOR · Player rankings2,584Top 10 avg#17IranIRI · Player rankings2,572Top 10 avg#18TurkiyeTUR · Player rankings2,570Top 10 avg#19IsraelISR · Player rankings2,567Top 10 avg#20SerbiaSRB · Player rankings2,552Top 10 avg#21CroatiaCRO · Player rankings2,544Top 10 avg#22GreeceGRE · Player rankings2,544Top 10 avg#23Czech RepublicCZE · Player rankings2,540Top 10 avg#24DenmarkDEN · Player rankings2,539Top 10 avg#25RomaniaROU · Player rankings2,539Top 10 avg#26ArgentinaARG · Player rankings2,538Top 10 avg#27AustriaAUT · Player rankings2,536Top 10 avg#28BulgariaBUL · Player rankings2,534Top 10 avg#29SloveniaSLO · Player rankings2,518Top 10 avg#30ItalyITA · Player rankings2,517Top 10 avg#31GeorgiaGEO · Player rankings2,515Top 10 avg#32SwitzerlandSUI · Player rankings2,515Top 10 avg#33CubaCUB · Player rankings2,512Top 10 avg#34KazakhstanKAZ · Player rankings2,512Top 10 avg#35BrazilBRA · Player rankings2,504Top 10 avg#36SwedenSWE · Player rankings2,501Top 10 avg#37SlovakiaSVK · Player rankings2,491Top 10 avg#38PeruPER · Player rankings2,478Top 10 avg#39LithuaniaLTU · Player rankings2,477Top 10 avg#40VietnamVIE · Player rankings2,476Top 10 avg#41MexicoMEX · Player rankings2,467Top 10 avg#42MontenegroMNE · Player rankings2,465Top 10 avg#43BelgiumBEL · Player rankings2,463Top 10 avg#44CanadaCAN · Player rankings2,462Top 10 avg#45AustraliaAUS · Player rankings2,461Top 10 avg#46ColombiaCOL · Player rankings2,459Top 10 avg#47IcelandISL · Player rankings2,448Top 10 avg#48Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH · Player rankings2,441Top 10 avg#49MongoliaMGL · Player rankings2,440Top 10 avg#50BelarusBLR · Player rankings2,435Top 10 avg#51EgyptEGY · Player rankings2,435Top 10 avg#52MoldovaMDA · Player rankings2,434Top 10 avg#53FinlandFIN · Player rankings2,428Top 10 avg#54PhilippinesPHI · Player rankings2,423Top 10 avg#55PortugalPOR · Player rankings2,423Top 10 avg#56North MacedoniaMKD · Player rankings2,418Top 10 avg#57ChileCHI · Player rankings2,417Top 10 avg#58IndonesiaINA · Player rankings2,417Top 10 avg#59LatviaLAT · Player rankings2,414Top 10 avg#60VenezuelaVEN · Player rankings2,388Top 10 avg#61EstoniaEST · Player rankings2,383Top 10 avg#62ParaguayPAR · Player rankings2,378Top 10 avg#63IrelandIRL · Player rankings2,361Top 10 avg#64SingaporeSGP · Player rankings2,361Top 10 avg#65ScotlandSCO · Player rankings2,358Top 10 avg#66MalaysiaMAS · Player rankings2,349Top 10 avg#67BangladeshBAN · Player rankings2,336Top 10 avg#68MoroccoMAR · Player rankings2,334Top 10 avg#69UruguayURU · Player rankings2,330Top 10 avg#70TurkmenistanTKM · Player rankings2,323Top 10 avg#71KyrgyzstanKGZ · Player rankings2,316Top 10 avg#72Costa RicaCRC · Player rankings2,310Top 10 avg#73AlgeriaALG · Player rankings2,305Top 10 avg#74AlbaniaALB · Player rankings2,304Top 10 avg#75South AfricaRSA · Player rankings2,304Top 10 avg#76TajikistanTJK · Player rankings2,290Top 10 avg#77JapanJPN · Player rankings2,278Top 10 avg#78New ZealandNZL · Player rankings2,278Top 10 avg#79United Arab EmiratesUAE · Player rankings2,274Top 10 avg#80KosovoKOS · Player rankings2,273Top 10 avg#81Faroe IslandsFAI · Player rankings2,270Top 10 avg#82MyanmarMYA · Player rankings2,269Top 10 avg#83ZambiaZAM · Player rankings2,266Top 10 avg#84NigeriaNGR · Player rankings2,262Top 10 avg#85TunisiaTUN · Player rankings2,260Top 10 avg#86BoliviaBOL · Player rankings2,256Top 10 avg#87AndorraAND · Player rankings2,254Top 10 avg#88Dominican RepublicDOM · Player rankings2,253Top 10 avg#89EcuadorECU · Player rankings2,245Top 10 avg#90LebanonLBN · Player rankings2,242Top 10 avg#91SyriaSYR · Player rankings2,236Top 10 avg#92LuxembourgLUX · Player rankings2,227Top 10 avg#93Sri LankaSRI · Player rankings2,224Top 10 avg#94El SalvadorESA · Player rankings2,218Top 10 avg#95MonacoMNC · Player rankings2,211Top 10 avg#96WalesWLS · Player rankings2,202Top 10 avg#97CyprusCYP · Player rankings2,189Top 10 avg#98South KoreaKOR · Player rankings2,186Top 10 avg#99PanamaPAN · Player rankings2,182Top 10 avg#100AngolaANG · Player rankings2,169Top 10 avg#101Trinidad and TobagoTTO · Player rankings2,169Top 10 avg#102UgandaUGA · Player rankings2,168Top 10 avg#103JordanJOR · Player rankings2,156Top 10 avg#104NicaraguaNCA · Player rankings2,155Top 10 avg#105IraqIRQ · Player rankings2,150Top 10 avg#106Hong Kong, ChinaHKG · Player rankings2,149Top 10 avg#107MadagascarMAD · Player rankings2,144Top 10 avg#108Puerto RicoPUR · Player rankings2,143Top 10 avg#109LibyaLBA · Player rankings2,138Top 10 avg#110MaltaMLT · Player rankings2,134Top 10 avg#111GuatemalaGUA · Player rankings2,127Top 10 avg#112ZimbabweZIM · Player rankings2,127Top 10 avg#113ThailandTHA · Player rankings2,094Top 10 avg#114South SudanSSD · Player rankings2,093Top 10 avg#115HondurasHON · Player rankings2,089Top 10 avg#116JamaicaJAM · Player rankings2,088Top 10 avg#117NepalNEP · Player rankings2,081Top 10 avg#118SudanSUD · Player rankings2,065Top 10 avg#119PalestinePLE · Player rankings2,058Top 10 avg#120EthiopiaETH · Player rankings2,053Top 10 avg#121MalawiMAW · Player rankings2,048Top 10 avg#122KenyaKEN · Player rankings2,047Top 10 avg#123BarbadosBAR · Player rankings2,043Top 10 avg#124YemenYEM · Player rankings2,042Top 10 avg#125Chinese TaipeiTPE · Player rankings2,034Top 10 avg#126BotswanaBOT · Player rankings2,018Top 10 avg#127CuracaoCUR · Player rankings2,017Top 10 avg#128MozambiqueMOZ · Player rankings2,017Top 10 avg#129LiechtensteinLIE · Player rankings2,014Top 10 avg#130ArubaARU · Player rankings1,998Top 10 avg#131Cape VerdeCPV · Player rankings1,968Top 10 avg#132Saudi ArabiaKSA · Player rankings1,966Top 10 avg#133NamibiaNAM · Player rankings1,966Top 10 avg#134MauritaniaMTN · Player rankings1,962Top 10 avg#135Cote d’IvoireCIV · Player rankings1,958Top 10 avg#136HaitiHAI · Player rankings1,945Top 10 avg#137MauritiusMRI · Player rankings1,937Top 10 avg#138JerseyJCI · Player rankings1,928Top 10 avg#139PakistanPAK · Player rankings1,921Top 10 avg#140GhanaGHA · Player rankings1,920Top 10 avg#141OmanOMA · Player rankings1,916Top 10 avg#142SurinameSUR · Player rankings1,916Top 10 avg#143BermudaBER · Player rankings1,914Top 10 avg#144BahrainBRN · Player rankings1,911Top 10 avg#145GuamGUM · Player rankings1,909Top 10 avg#146Brunei DarussalamBRU · Player rankings1,908Top 10 avg#147KuwaitKUW · Player rankings1,889Top 10 avg#148LiberiaLBR · Player rankings1,889Top 10 avg#149SomaliaSOM · Player rankings1,882Top 10 avg#150AfghanistanAFG · Player rankings1,877Top 10 avg#151GuyanaGUY · Player rankings1,850Top 10 avg#152GuernseyGCI · Player rankings1,849Top 10 avg#153SenegalSEN · Player rankings1,846Top 10 avg#154BahamasBAH · Player rankings1,841Top 10 avg#155PalauPLW · Player rankings1,841Top 10 avg#156MaldivesMDV · Player rankings1,837Top 10 avg#157LesothoLES · Player rankings1,835Top 10 avg#158TanzaniaTAN · Player rankings1,835Top 10 avg#159TogoTOG · Player rankings1,831Top 10 avg#160San MarinoSMR · Player rankings1,830Top 10 avg#161Cayman IslandsCAY · Player rankings1,803Top 10 avg#162NauruNRU · Player rankings1,798Top 10 avg#163QatarQAT · Player rankings1,790Top 10 avg#164Saint LuciaLCA · Player rankings1,789Top 10 avg#165EswatiniSWZ · Player rankings1,765Top 10 avg#166MaliMLI · Player rankings1,761Top 10 avg#167BurundiBDI · Player rankings1,757Top 10 avg#168US Virgin IslandsISV · Player rankings1,757Top 10 avg#169GabonGAB · Player rankings1,746Top 10 avg#170DjiboutiDJI · Player rankings1,696Top 10 avg#171Macau, ChinaMAC · Player rankings1,682Top 10 avg#172VanuatuVAN · Player rankings1,682Top 10 avg#173Equatorial GuineaGEQ · Player rankings1,657Top 10 avg#174LaosLAO · Player rankings1,642Top 10 avg#175CameroonCMR · Player rankings1,591Top 10 avg#176Burkina FasoBUR · Player rankings1,571Top 10 avg#177Comoros IslandsCOM · Player rankings1,567Top 10 avg#178FijiFIJ · Player rankings1,543Top 10 avg#179SeychellesSEY · Player rankings1,541Top 10 avg#180DominicaDMA · Player rankings1,533Top 10 avg#181NigerNIG · Player rankings1,524Top 10 avg#182EritreaERI · Player rankings1,521Top 10 avg#183Papua New GuineaPNG · Player rankings1,519Top 10 avg#184Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP · Player rankings1,506Top 10 avg#185CambodiaCAM · Player rankings1,493Top 10 avg#186GrenadaGRN · Player rankings1,488Top 10 avg#187RwandaRWA · Player rankings1,487Top 10 avg#188Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVIN · Player rankings1,485Top 10 avg#189ChadCHA · Player rankings1,472Top 10 avg#190GuineaGUI · Player rankings1,472Top 10 avg#191Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD · Player rankings1,438Top 10 avg#192Central African RepublicCAF · Player rankings1,432Top 10 avg#193BhutanBHU · Player rankings1,430Top 10 avg#194BelizeBIZ · Player rankings1,428Top 10 avg#195Sierra LeoneSLE · Player rankings1,424Top 10 avg#196Timor-LesteTLS · Player rankings1,424Top 10 avg#197Saint Kitts and NevisSKN · Player rankings1,409Top 10 avg#198TongaTGA · Player rankings1,407Top 10 avg#199Antigua and BarbudaANT · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg#200GambiaGAM · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg#201British Virgin IslandsIVB · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg#204Solomon IslandsSOL · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg—GreenlandGRL · Player rankings—Top 10 avg—Isle of ManIOM · Player rankings—Top 10 avg—New CaledoniaNCL · Player rankings—Top 10 avg