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 rankings2,723Top 10 avg#2IndiaIND · Player rankings2,705Top 10 avg#3ChinaCHN · Player rankings2,663Top 10 avg#4RussiaRUS · Player rankings2,641Top 10 avg#5GermanyGER · Player rankings2,634Top 10 avg#6AzerbaijanAZE · Player rankings2,627Top 10 avg#7UkraineUKR · Player rankings2,627Top 10 avg#8UzbekistanUZB · Player rankings2,626Top 10 avg#9FranceFRA · Player rankings2,623Top 10 avg#10NetherlandsNED · Player rankings2,613Top 10 avg#11SpainESP · Player rankings2,607Top 10 avg#12HungaryHUN · Player rankings2,606Top 10 avg#13ArmeniaARM · Player rankings2,603Top 10 avg#14PolandPOL · Player rankings2,590Top 10 avg#15NorwayNOR · Player rankings2,586Top 10 avg#16EnglandENG · Player rankings2,582Top 10 avg#17IranIRI · Player rankings2,573Top 10 avg#18TurkiyeTUR · Player rankings2,569Top 10 avg#19IsraelISR · Player rankings2,564Top 10 avg#20SerbiaSRB · Player rankings2,552Top 10 avg#21GreeceGRE · Player rankings2,546Top 10 avg#22CroatiaCRO · Player rankings2,542Top 10 avg#23Czech RepublicCZE · Player rankings2,542Top 10 avg#24ArgentinaARG · Player rankings2,539Top 10 avg#25RomaniaROU · Player rankings2,539Top 10 avg#26DenmarkDEN · Player rankings2,536Top 10 avg#27BulgariaBUL · Player rankings2,534Top 10 avg#28AustriaAUT · Player rankings2,533Top 10 avg#29ItalyITA · Player rankings2,519Top 10 avg#30SwitzerlandSUI · Player rankings2,518Top 10 avg#31SloveniaSLO · Player rankings2,516Top 10 avg#32KazakhstanKAZ · Player rankings2,515Top 10 avg#33GeorgiaGEO · Player rankings2,514Top 10 avg#34CubaCUB · Player rankings2,512Top 10 avg#35BrazilBRA · Player rankings2,505Top 10 avg#36SwedenSWE · Player rankings2,501Top 10 avg#37SlovakiaSVK · Player rankings2,491Top 10 avg#38LithuaniaLTU · Player rankings2,478Top 10 avg#39PeruPER · Player rankings2,478Top 10 avg#40VietnamVIE · Player rankings2,471Top 10 avg#41MexicoMEX · Player rankings2,468Top 10 avg#42BelgiumBEL · Player rankings2,464Top 10 avg#43CanadaCAN · Player rankings2,463Top 10 avg#44MontenegroMNE · Player rankings2,463Top 10 avg#45AustraliaAUS · Player rankings2,460Top 10 avg#46ColombiaCOL · Player rankings2,458Top 10 avg#47IcelandISL · Player rankings2,445Top 10 avg#48Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH · Player rankings2,440Top 10 avg#49MongoliaMGL · Player rankings2,440Top 10 avg#50EgyptEGY · Player rankings2,437Top 10 avg#51PortugalPOR · Player rankings2,435Top 10 avg#52BelarusBLR · Player rankings2,433Top 10 avg#53MoldovaMDA · Player rankings2,429Top 10 avg#54FinlandFIN · Player rankings2,426Top 10 avg#55PhilippinesPHI · Player rankings2,420Top 10 avg#56North MacedoniaMKD · Player rankings2,418Top 10 avg#57ChileCHI · Player rankings2,416Top 10 avg#58LatviaLAT · Player rankings2,414Top 10 avg#59IndonesiaINA · Player rankings2,395Top 10 avg#60VenezuelaVEN · Player rankings2,387Top 10 avg#61EstoniaEST · Player rankings2,381Top 10 avg#62ParaguayPAR · Player rankings2,373Top 10 avg#63SingaporeSGP · Player rankings2,366Top 10 avg#64MalaysiaMAS · Player rankings2,359Top 10 avg#65ScotlandSCO · Player rankings2,359Top 10 avg#66IrelandIRL · Player rankings2,353Top 10 avg#67MoroccoMAR · Player rankings2,337Top 10 avg#68UruguayURU · Player rankings2,329Top 10 avg#69BangladeshBAN · Player rankings2,328Top 10 avg#70TurkmenistanTKM · Player rankings2,320Top 10 avg#71South AfricaRSA · Player rankings2,312Top 10 avg#72Costa RicaCRC · Player rankings2,308Top 10 avg#73KyrgyzstanKGZ · Player rankings2,307Top 10 avg#74AlgeriaALG · Player rankings2,305Top 10 avg#75AlbaniaALB · Player rankings2,303Top 10 avg#76TajikistanTJK · Player rankings2,286Top 10 avg#77JapanJPN · Player rankings2,274Top 10 avg#78United Arab EmiratesUAE · Player rankings2,271Top 10 avg#79Faroe IslandsFAI · Player rankings2,270Top 10 avg#80ZambiaZAM · Player rankings2,269Top 10 avg#81MyanmarMYA · Player rankings2,268Top 10 avg#82New ZealandNZL · Player rankings2,267Top 10 avg#83KosovoKOS · Player rankings2,265Top 10 avg#84Dominican RepublicDOM · Player rankings2,262Top 10 avg#85AndorraAND · Player rankings2,257Top 10 avg#86BoliviaBOL · Player rankings2,253Top 10 avg#87TunisiaTUN · Player rankings2,253Top 10 avg#88NigeriaNGR · Player rankings2,252Top 10 avg#89EcuadorECU · Player rankings2,245Top 10 avg#90LebanonLBN · Player rankings2,241Top 10 avg#91SyriaSYR · Player rankings2,239Top 10 avg#92Sri LankaSRI · Player rankings2,236Top 10 avg#93El SalvadorESA · Player rankings2,218Top 10 avg#94LuxembourgLUX · Player rankings2,215Top 10 avg#95MonacoMNC · Player rankings2,215Top 10 avg#96WalesWLS · Player rankings2,193Top 10 avg#97South KoreaKOR · Player rankings2,186Top 10 avg#98Hong Kong, ChinaHKG · Player rankings2,181Top 10 avg#99PanamaPAN · Player rankings2,180Top 10 avg#100UgandaUGA · Player rankings2,170Top 10 avg#101AngolaANG · Player rankings2,169Top 10 avg#102Trinidad and TobagoTTO · Player rankings2,169Top 10 avg#103CyprusCYP · Player rankings2,161Top 10 avg#104JordanJOR · Player rankings2,156Top 10 avg#105NicaraguaNCA · Player rankings2,154Top 10 avg#106IraqIRQ · Player rankings2,150Top 10 avg#107MadagascarMAD · Player rankings2,143Top 10 avg#108LibyaLBA · Player rankings2,142Top 10 avg#109ZimbabweZIM · Player rankings2,142Top 10 avg#110MaltaMLT · Player rankings2,137Top 10 avg#111Puerto RicoPUR · Player rankings2,134Top 10 avg#112GuatemalaGUA · Player rankings2,127Top 10 avg#113ThailandTHA · Player rankings2,097Top 10 avg#114South SudanSSD · Player rankings2,094Top 10 avg#115HondurasHON · Player rankings2,089Top 10 avg#116JamaicaJAM · Player rankings2,087Top 10 avg#117NepalNEP · Player rankings2,075Top 10 avg#118YemenYEM · Player rankings2,068Top 10 avg#119SudanSUD · Player rankings2,067Top 10 avg#120KenyaKEN · Player rankings2,063Top 10 avg#121BotswanaBOT · Player rankings2,059Top 10 avg#122PalestinePLE · Player rankings2,055Top 10 avg#123EthiopiaETH · Player rankings2,053Top 10 avg#124MalawiMAW · Player rankings2,052Top 10 avg#125Chinese TaipeiTPE · Player rankings2,050Top 10 avg#126BarbadosBAR · Player rankings2,035Top 10 avg#127MozambiqueMOZ · Player rankings2,028Top 10 avg#128PakistanPAK · Player rankings2,020Top 10 avg#129CuracaoCUR · Player rankings2,019Top 10 avg#130LiechtensteinLIE · Player rankings2,012Top 10 avg#131ArubaARU · Player rankings1,998Top 10 avg#132NamibiaNAM · Player rankings1,972Top 10 avg#133Cape VerdeCPV · Player rankings1,968Top 10 avg#134Saudi ArabiaKSA · Player rankings1,966Top 10 avg#135MauritaniaMTN · Player rankings1,964Top 10 avg#136Cote d’IvoireCIV · Player rankings1,956Top 10 avg#137HaitiHAI · Player rankings1,945Top 10 avg#138MauritiusMRI · Player rankings1,937Top 10 avg#139JerseyJCI · Player rankings1,928Top 10 avg#140GhanaGHA · Player rankings1,927Top 10 avg#141SurinameSUR · Player rankings1,922Top 10 avg#142BermudaBER · Player rankings1,911Top 10 avg#143BahrainBRN · Player rankings1,911Top 10 avg#144GuamGUM · Player rankings1,909Top 10 avg#145OmanOMA · Player rankings1,909Top 10 avg#146Brunei DarussalamBRU · Player rankings1,908Top 10 avg#147AfghanistanAFG · Player rankings1,902Top 10 avg#148LiberiaLBR · Player rankings1,889Top 10 avg#149SomaliaSOM · Player rankings1,882Top 10 avg#150KuwaitKUW · Player rankings1,879Top 10 avg#151GuyanaGUY · Player rankings1,855Top 10 avg#152GuernseyGCI · Player rankings1,848Top 10 avg#153MaliMLI · Player rankings1,848Top 10 avg#154BahamasBAH · Player rankings1,844Top 10 avg#155SenegalSEN · Player rankings1,844Top 10 avg#156CameroonCMR · Player rankings1,843Top 10 avg#157PalauPLW · Player rankings1,841Top 10 avg#158LesothoLES · Player rankings1,839Top 10 avg#159MaldivesMDV · Player rankings1,837Top 10 avg#160GambiaGAM · Player rankings1,830Top 10 avg#161TogoTOG · Player rankings1,830Top 10 avg#162TanzaniaTAN · Player rankings1,827Top 10 avg#163San MarinoSMR · Player rankings1,824Top 10 avg#164Cayman IslandsCAY · Player rankings1,807Top 10 avg#165NauruNRU · Player rankings1,798Top 10 avg#166Saint LuciaLCA · Player rankings1,788Top 10 avg#167QatarQAT · Player rankings1,771Top 10 avg#168EswatiniSWZ · Player rankings1,765Top 10 avg#169BurundiBDI · Player rankings1,757Top 10 avg#170US Virgin IslandsISV · Player rankings1,749Top 10 avg#171GabonGAB · Player rankings1,746Top 10 avg#172DjiboutiDJI · Player rankings1,696Top 10 avg#173VanuatuVAN · Player rankings1,682Top 10 avg#174LaosLAO · Player rankings1,664Top 10 avg#175Equatorial GuineaGEQ · Player rankings1,655Top 10 avg#176Macau, ChinaMAC · Player rankings1,615Top 10 avg#177FijiFIJ · Player rankings1,574Top 10 avg#178Burkina FasoBUR · Player rankings1,571Top 10 avg#179Comoros IslandsCOM · Player rankings1,568Top 10 avg#180SeychellesSEY · Player rankings1,541Top 10 avg#181NigerNIG · Player rankings1,524Top 10 avg#182EritreaERI · Player rankings1,521Top 10 avg#183Papua New GuineaPNG · Player rankings1,514Top 10 avg#184Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP · Player rankings1,506Top 10 avg#185CambodiaCAM · Player rankings1,497Top 10 avg#186DominicaDMA · Player rankings1,496Top 10 avg#187GrenadaGRN · Player rankings1,488Top 10 avg#188RwandaRWA · Player rankings1,487Top 10 avg#189Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVIN · Player rankings1,485Top 10 avg#190ChadCHA · Player rankings1,472Top 10 avg#191GuineaGUI · Player rankings1,472Top 10 avg#192Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD · Player rankings1,440Top 10 avg#193Central African RepublicCAF · Player rankings1,432Top 10 avg#194BhutanBHU · Player rankings1,430Top 10 avg#195BelizeBIZ · Player rankings1,428Top 10 avg#196Sierra LeoneSLE · 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#200British Virgin IslandsIVB · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg#203Solomon IslandsSOL · Player rankings1,400Top 10 avg#204Timor-LesteTLS · 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