FIDE Federations Rankings

These are the current FIDE Federations Rankings for male and female active chess players (as of December 2010). These rankings are also known as World Chess Rankings. The position of a country's federation in the list is defined by the average score of the 10 strongest players in that federation. The players' scores are calculated using the Elo rating system.

Men Ranking Women Ranking
Rank Country Top 10 players
average score
1 Russia 2731
2 Ukraine 2699
3 China 2652
4 France 2651
5 Israel 2642
6 United States 2640
7 India 2639
8 Hungary 2634
9 Azerbaijan 2632
10 Armenia 2631
11 Germany 2629
12 Poland 2629
13 Bulgaria 2628
14 Netherlands 2624
15 England 2606
16 Georgia 2604
17 Spain 2595
18 Cuba 2593
19 Serbia 2591
20 Czech Republic 2580
21 Belarus 2579
22 Romania 2577
23 Croatia 2575
24 Argentina 2570
25 Sweden 2554
26 Greece 2553
27 Brazil 2551
28 Slovenia 2544
29 Uzbekistan 2538
30 Italy 2528
31 Slovakia 2527
32 Philippines 2526
33 Denmark 2523
34 Norway 2522
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2520
36 Vietnam 2515
37 Switzerland 2513
38 Iceland 2507
39 Kazakhstan 2502
40 Lithuania 2498
41 Canada 2493
42 Austria 2491
43 Peru 2487
44 Latvia 2486
45 Turkey 2485
46 Moldova 2482
47 Estonia 2478
48 Chile 2473
49 Egypt 2473
50 Iran 2472
51 Belgium 2470
52 Colombia 2464
53 Macedonia 2463
54 Mexico 2457
55 Montenegro 2446
56 Australia 2440
57 Finland 2436
58 Scotland 2420
59 Portugal 2418
60 Turkmenistan 2409
61 Indonesia 2397
62 Venezuela 2392
63 Singapore 2390
64 Mongolia 2389
65 Ecuador 2383
66 Ireland 2370
67 Bangladesh 2366
68 Kyrgyzstan 2360
69 Albania 2350
70 Paraguay 2347
71 Luxembourg 2345
72 Dominican Republic 2334
73 Tajikistan 2334
74 Costa Rica 2333
75 Algeria 2324
76 Uruguay 2323
77 Malaysia 2321
78 Iraq 2320
79 Wales 2320
80 New Zealand 2315
81 Morocco 2313
82 South Africa 2303
83 Syria 2294
84 Faroe Islands 2288
85 Zimbabwe 2282
86 Bolivia 2275
87 Tunisia 2273
88 United Arab Emirates 2251
89 Yemen 2248
90 Jordan 2239
91 Nicaragua 2237
92 Andorra 2233
93 Angola 2238
94 Japan 2230
95 Thailand 2224
96 Puerto Rico 2219
97 Lebanon 2215
98 El Salvador 2210
99 Monaco 2200
100 Guatemala 2188
101 Barbados 2187
102 Nigeria 2185
103 Panama 2182
104 Pakistan 2177
105 Zambia 2176
106 Uganda 2167
107 Palestine 2162
108 Jamaica 2159
109 Libya 2154
110 Honduras 2146
111 Myanmar 2140
112 Sri Lanka 2140
113 Qatar 2139
114 Cyprus 2123
115 Botswana 2118
116 Trinidad and Tobago 2116
117 Sudan 2101
118 Ethiopia 2095
119 Liechtenstein 2093
120 Nepal 2092
121 Brunei 2089
122 Burundi 2088
123 Malta 2086
124 Kenya 2084
125 Namibia 2082
126 Jersey 2078
127 Mauritania 2073
128 Hong Kong 2064
129 Papua New Guinea 2039
130 Suriname 2036
131 Mauritius 2031
132 Mali 2028
133 San Marino 2024
134 Bahrain 2016
135 South Korea 2015
136 Seychelles 2013
137 Malawi 2007
138 Netherlands Antilles 2000
139 Aruba 1997
140 Sierra Leone 1996
141 United States Virgin Islands 1976
142 Cameroon 1974
143 Bermuda 1970
144 Madagascar 1968
145 Mozambique 1967
146 Haiti 1959
147 Guernsey 1933
148 Afghanistan 1914
149 Ghana 1873
150 Macau 1860
151 Maldives 1848
152 Fiji 1840
153 Solomon Islands 1779
154 Sao Tome and Principe 1777
155 Bahamas 1775
156 Chinese Taipei 1768
157 Palau 1716
158 Rwanda 1711
159 Guyana 1591
Rank Country Top 10 players
average score
1 Russia 2483
2 China 2462
3 Georgia 2445
4 Ukraine 2423
5 Hungary 2411
6 India 2398
7 Germany 2339
8 Poland 2334
9 France 2333
10 United States 2332
11 Serbia 2323
12 Romania 2312
13 Bulgaria 2305
14 Cuba 2284
15 Slovakia 2283
16 Netherlands 2281
17 Czech Republic 2274
18 Vietnam 2261
19 Spain 2256
20 Slovenia 2252
21 Israel 2242
22 England 2240
23 Armenia 2237
24 Greece 2234
25 Croatia 2214
26 Azerbaijan 2212
27 Belarus 2210
28 Latvia 2198
29 Lithuania 2195
30 Mongolia 2182
31 Argentina 2178
32 Kazakhstan 2178
33 Colombia 2160
34 Iran 2154
35 Uzbekistan 2152
36 Italy 2139
37 Bermuda 2129
38 Sweden 2128
39 Turkey 2127
40 Austria 2126
41 Switzerland 2124
42 Moldova 2118
43 Denmark 2098
44 Norway 2090
45 Guatemala 2085
46 Peru 2073
47 Turkmenistan 2070
48 Brazil 2068
49 Estonia 2065
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2061
51 Ecuador 2055
52 Myanmar 2052
53 Venezuela 2049
54 Lebanon 2049
55 Philippines 2036
56 Indonesia 2036
57 Canada 2024
58 Mexico 2008
59 Australia 2006
60 Kyrgyzstan 2001
61 Portugal 1997
62 Liechtenstein 1988
63 Belgium 1985
64 Montenegro 1977
65 Bolivia 1971
66 Chile 1967
67 Albania 1960
68 Luxembourg 1957
69 Macedonia 1956
70 Finland 1947
71 El Salvador 1936
72 Cyprus 1923
73 Botswana 1920
74 Wales 1917
75 Zambia 1914
76 Costa Rica 1908
77 Singapore 1897
78 Angola 1888
79 Dominican Republic 1886
80 Scotland 1882
81 New Zealand 1879
82 Bangladesh 1876
83 Iceland 1875
84 Netherlands Antilles 1873
85 Malaysia 1870
86 Thailand 1868
87 Jamaica 1867
88 Iraq 1856
89 Jordan 1845
90 Egypt 1844
91 Morocco 1844
92 Nicaragua 1844
93 Barbados 1835
94 Puerto Rico 1827
95 Japan 1824
96 Honduras 1822
97 Qatar 1821
98 Syria 1821
99 Tajikistan 1801
100 Sri Lanka 1798
101 Nepal 1794
102 Uruguay 1793
103 Pakistan 1791
104 Algeria 1784
105 Trinidad and Tobago 1776
106 Suriname 1770
107 Nigeria 1764
108 United Arab Emirates 1758
109 South Africa 1755
110 Monaco 1723
111 Faroe Islands 1707
112 Tunisia 1706
113 Yemen 1694
114 Paraguay 1688
115 Panama 1678
116 Ireland 1658
117 Libya 1602
118 Chinese Taipei 1575
119 South Korea 1555
120 Bahrain 1540
121 Macau 1462

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