The FINA Water Polo World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in water polo. The teams of the member nations of FINA, water polo's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
The following competitions are currently FINA-recognised tournaments.
Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the FINA-recognised tournaments.
Men's Points Score | |||||||||
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Finish | Olympic Games | Olympic Qualification Tournament | World Championships | World Cup | World League | Continental Championships | Challengers' Cup chupachup | Sub Continental Championships | |
1st | 100 | 24 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 4 | |
2nd | 84 | 22 | 78 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 3 | |
3rd | 76 | 20 | 70 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 2 | |
4th | 68 | 18 | 62 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
5th | 60 | 16 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
6th | 52 | 14 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
7th | 46 | 12 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
8th | 42 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
9th | 38 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
10th | 34 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
11th | 30 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
12th | 26 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
13th | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||||
14th | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||||
15th | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||||
16th | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Women's Points Score | ||||||||
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Finish | Olympic Games | Olympic Qualification Tournament | World Championships | World Cup | World League | Continental Championships | Sub Continental Championships | |
1st | 90 | 28 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 4 | |
2nd | 78 | 22 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 3 | |
3rd | 68 | 16 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 2 | |
4th | 60 | 10 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 1 | |
5th | 52 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 1 | |
6th | 46 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | |
7th | 40 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | |
8th | 36 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | |
9th | 1 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||
10th | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||
11th | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||
12th | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||
13th | 14 | 10 | 1 | |||||
14th | 12 | 10 | 1 | |||||
15th | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||||
16th | 8 | 10 | 1 |
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments for last Olympiad are included in ranking points calculation.Example 1:
as of 31 December 2017 | |||
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Tournament | Finish | Points | |
6th | 48 | ||
2nd | 30 | ||
3rd | 76 | ||
4th | 20 | ||
2nd | 22 | ||
6th | 14 | ||
Total | 210 |
as of 31 December 2018 | |||
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Tournament | Finish | Points | |
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 80 | ||
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 90 | ||
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 28 | ||
Total | 358 |
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments that begin at the opening of the Olympic Summer Games and end at the opening of the next Olympics are included in ranking points calculation.Example 3:
as of 31 December 2013 | |||
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Tournament | Finish | Points | |
4th | 62 | ||
9~16th | 10 | ||
2nd | 84 | ||
Total | 156 |
as of 31 December 2014 | |||
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Tournament | Finish | Points | |
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 40 | ||
1st | 30 | ||
5th | 46 | ||
3rd | 25 | ||
1st | 90 | ||
Total | 271 |
Rk | Rank | Pt | Points | Conf | Confederation | |
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OG | Olympic Games | OQT | Olympic Qualification Tournament | |||
WAC | World Aquatics Championships | WCp | FINA World Cup | WL | FINA World League | |
CCp | FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup | EC | European Championship | WDT | FINA World Development Trophy | |
ACH | Asian Water Polo Championship | ACp | Asian Water Polo Cup | AG | Asian Games | |
PAG | Pan American Games | SEA | Southeast Asian Games | UCp | UANA Cup | |
CCC1 | Tournament organized by CCCAN | CCC2 | Central American and Caribbean Games + another tournament organized by CCCAN |
As of 31 July 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).[1]
FINA Men's Water Polo World Rankings by year (2008–2021) | ||||||||||||
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Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
9 Aug 2021 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 141 | 128 | 126 | 116 | 108 | 104 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 46 | ||
31 Dec 2020 | Team | Several tournaments were cancelled or postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
Points | ||||||||||||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2019 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 439 | 377 | 354 | 328 | 277 | 254 | 237 | 233 | 224 | 220 | ||
31 Dec 2018 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 345 | 277 | 274 | 228 | 212 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 160 | 132 | ||
31 Dec 2017 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 280 | 219 | 210 | 194 | 167 | 158 | 128 | 116 | 114 | 110 | ||
31 Dec 2016 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 170 | 132 | 116 | 104 | 95 | 92 | 72 | 68 | 64 | |||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2015 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 400 | 339 | 330 | 292 | 286 | 264 | 208 | 200 | 196 | 182 | ||
31 Dec 2014 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 270 | 266 | 231 | 228 | 192 | 188 | 136 | 126 | 124 | 120 | ||
31 Dec 2013 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 180 | 171 | 160 | 156 | 154 | 116 | 96 | 94 | 86 | |||
31 Dec 2012 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 100 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 38 | ||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2011 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 411 | 332 | 302 | 263 | 252 | 240 | 234 | 190 | 178 | 172 | ||
31 Dec 2010 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 293 | 237 | 204 | 199 | 190 | 172 | 164 | 126 | 120 | 106 | ||
31 Dec 2009 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 191 | 166 | 154 | 152 | 148 | 144 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 80 | ||
31 Dec 2008 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 100 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 34 | ||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).
Men's national water polo teams – Top 20 teams | |||||||
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Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012 | 29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016 | 6 Aug 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points | ||
1 | 441 | 470 | 369 | 242 | 1522 | ||
2 | 382 | 359 | 357 | 206 | 1304 | ||
3 | 256 | 386 | 298 | 266 | 1206 | ||
4 | 283 | 320 | 272 | 210 | 1085 | ||
5 | 325 | 182 | 231 | 276 | 1014 | ||
6 | 302 | 328 | 218 | 150 | 998 | ||
7 | 322 | 316 | 194 | 144 | 976 | ||
8 | 130 | 243 | 194 | 258 | 825 | ||
9 | 192 | 200 | 215 | 94 | 701 | ||
10 | 184 | 212 | 142 | 58 | 596 | ||
11 | 138 | 146 | 204 | 94 | 582 | ||
12 | 198 | 222 | 110 | 36 | 566 | ||
13 | 232 | 178 | 70 | 14 | 494 | ||
14 | 114 | 171 | 166 | 14 | 465 | ||
15 | 190 | 92 | 90 | 38 | 410 | ||
16 | 164 | 124 | 30 | 20 | 338 | ||
17 | 50 | 92 | 88 | 28 | 258 | ||
18 | 44 | 80 | 78 | 18 | 220 | ||
18 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 220 | ||
20 | 0 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 198 | ||
Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012 | 29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016 | 6 Aug 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points |
Men's national water polo teams – Other teams | |||||||
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Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012 | 29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016 | 6 Aug 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points | ||
21 | 76 | 58 | 40 | 0 | 174 | ||
22 | 38 | 62 | 48 | 0 | 148 | ||
23 | 92 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 132 | ||
24 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 52 | 102 | ||
24 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 102 | ||
26 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 96 | ||
27 | 20 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 94 | ||
28 | 40 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 88 | ||
29 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 84 | ||
30 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 74 | ||
31 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||
32 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 64 | ||
33 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 51 | ||
34 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 44 | ||
35 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 43 | ||
36 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | ||
37 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 41 | ||
38 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
39 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 34 | ||
40 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 | ||
41 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | ||
42 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
43 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | ||
43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ||
45 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 19 | ||
46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
46 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 16 | ||
48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
48 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | ||
48 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | ||
51 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
52 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
52 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
55 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
56 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
58 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012 | 29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016 | 6 Aug 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points |
Rk | Rank | Pt | Points | Conf | Confederation | |
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OG | Olympic Games | OQT | Olympic Qualification Tournament | |||
WC | World Aquatics Championships | FWC | FINA World Cup | FWL | FINA World League | |
AG | Asian Games | EC | European Championship | PAG | Pan American Games | |
ACH | Asian Water Polo Championship | ACp | Asian Water Polo Cup | ASC | Asian Swimming Championships | |
UCp | UANA Cup | SEA | Southeast Asian Games | |||
CCC1 | Tournament organized by CCCAN | CCC2 | Central American and Caribbean Games + another tournament organized by CCCAN |
As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).
FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012) – Other teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 16 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 14 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Team |
FINA Women's Water Polo World Rankings by year (2008–2021) | ||||||||||||
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Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
9 Aug 2021 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 148 | 130 | 126 | 111 | 96 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 36 | |||
31 Dec 2020 | Team | Several tournaments were cancelled or postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
Points | ||||||||||||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2019 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 508 | 341 | 316 | 274 | 262 | 234 | 226 | 206 | 146 | |||
31 Dec 2018 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 358 | 270 | 238 | 204 | 194 | 156 | 150 | 136 | 104 | |||
31 Dec 2017 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 278 | 199 | 190 | 178 | 166 | 130 | 117 | 100 | 90 | 78 | ||
31 Dec 2016 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 158 | 140 | 114 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 37 | ||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2015 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 421 | 346 | 313 | 287 | 258 | 238 | 224 | 208 | 191 | 144 | ||
31 Dec 2014 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 271 | 250 | 249 | 205 | 190 | 174 | 128 | 116 | 78 | 74 | ||
31 Dec 2013 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 191 | 180 | 176 | 150 | 140 | 128 | 100 | 80 | 50 | |||
31 Dec 2012 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 90 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 22 | ||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
31 Dec 2011 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 388 | 281 | 264 | 261 | 208 | 202 | 196 | 182 | 108 | |||
31 Dec 2010 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 278 | 193 | 186 | 172 | 167 | 144 | 128 | 114 | 76 | |||
31 Dec 2009 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 198 | 136 | 133 | 120 | 116 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 86 | 52 | ||
31 Dec 2008 | Team | |||||||||||
Points | 90 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 36 | ||||
Date | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).
Women's national water polo teams – Top 20 teams | |||||||
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Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012 | 30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016 | 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points | ||
1 | 428 | 489 | 440 | 216 | 1573 | ||
2 | 162 | 353 | 258 | 252 | 1025 | ||
3 | 316 | 270 | 295 | 86 | 967 | ||
4 | 294 | 312 | 209 | 144 | 959 | ||
5 | 331 | 366 | 206 | 50 | 953 | ||
6 | 224 | 268 | 222 | 198 | 912 | ||
7 | 260 | 264 | 212 | 150 | 886 | ||
8 | 240 | 209 | 162 | 222 | 833 | ||
9 | 220 | 226 | 216 | 104 | 766 | ||
10 | 318 | 156 | 114 | 108 | 696 | ||
11 | 106 | 104 | 112 | 30 | 352 | ||
12 | 75 | 156 | 92 | 12 | 335 | ||
13 | 52 | 103 | 110 | 44 | 309 | ||
14 | 64 | 51 | 66 | 44 | 225 | ||
15 | 20 | 54 | 50 | 80 | 205 | ||
16 | 72 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 152 | ||
17 | 18 | 33 | 42 | 58 | 151 | ||
18 | 80 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 141 | ||
19 | 62 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 128 | ||
20 | 18 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 110 | ||
Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012 | 30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016 | 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points |
Women's national water polo teams – Other teams | |||||||
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Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012 | 30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016 | 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points | ||
21 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
22 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 84 | ||
23 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 74 | ||
24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 48 | 68 | ||
25 | 10 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 65 | ||
26 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 52 | ||
26 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 52 | ||
28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | ||
29 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 47 | ||
30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | ||
31 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | ||
33 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ||
33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 20 | ||
36 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | ||
37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Team | 8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012 | 30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016 | 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023 | Total points |