Logarithmic Per Capita Table
Adjusted Score = Points / ln(Population)
.
Δ = FIFA Rank – Adjusted Rank
(negative means punching above their FIFA rank).
Adjusted Rank | Δ (FIFA − Adj) | Country | FIFA Rank | Points | Population | ln(Pop) | Points / ln(Pop) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Croatia | 10 | 1,708 | 4,494,749 | 15.32 | 111.50 |
2 | 14 | Uruguay | 16 | 1,671 | 3,431,932 | 15.05 | 111.04 |
3 | 3 | Portugal | 6 | 1,771 | 10,605,870 | 16.18 | 109.48 |
4 | -3 | Argentina | 1 | 1,885 | 39,921,833 | 17.50 | 107.70 |
5 | 174 | Montserrat | 179 | 917 | 5,000 | 8.52 | 107.66 |
6 | 2 | Belgium | 8 | 1,736 | 10,379,067 | 16.16 | 107.46 |
7 | 46 | Qatar | 53 | 1,460 | 885,359 | 13.69 | 106.62 |
8 | -6 | Spain | 2 | 1,867 | 40,397,842 | 17.51 | 106.60 |
9 | 65 | Iceland | 74 | 1,338 | 301,931 | 12.62 | 106.04 |
10 | -3 | Netherlands | 7 | 1,758 | 16,491,461 | 16.62 | 105.79 |
11 | 75 | Curacao | 86 | 1,277 | 190,000 | 12.15 | 105.06 |
12 | 9 | Denmark | 21 | 1,621 | 5,450,661 | 15.51 | 104.50 |
13 | -10 | France | 3 | 1,862 | 60,876,136 | 17.92 | 103.88 |
14 | 5 | Switzerland | 19 | 1,635 | 7,523,934 | 15.83 | 103.26 |
15 | 15 | Panama | 30 | 1,545 | 3,320,000 | 15.02 | 102.89 |
16 | 15 | Wales | 31 | 1,529 | 2,903,085 | 14.88 | 102.75 |
17 | -13 | England | 4 | 1,813 | 50,431,700 | 17.74 | 102.22 |
18 | 32 | Slovenia | 50 | 1,470 | 2,009,245 | 14.51 | 101.29 |
19 | 54 | Cape Verde | 73 | 1,344 | 600,000 | 13.30 | 101.02 |
20 | 121 | Faroe Islands | 141 | 1,090 | 49,469 | 10.81 | 100.84 |
21 | -3 | Senegal | 18 | 1,635 | 11,987,121 | 16.30 | 100.31 |
22 | 0 | Austria | 22 | 1,591 | 8,199,783 | 15.92 | 99.94 |
23 | 54 | Montenegro | 77 | 1,327 | 621,383 | 13.34 | 99.48 |
24 | 9 | Norway | 33 | 1,519 | 4,610,820 | 15.34 | 99.00 |
25 | 15 | Costa Rica | 40 | 1,494 | 4,075,261 | 15.22 | 98.16 |
26 | -14 | Morocco | 12 | 1,699 | 33,241,259 | 17.32 | 98.10 |
27 | 2 | Sweden | 29 | 1,545 | 9,016,596 | 16.01 | 96.47 |
28 | 34 | North Macedonia | 62 | 1,391 | 2,050,000 | 14.53 | 95.71 |
29 | -4 | Ecuador | 25 | 1,571 | 13,547,510 | 16.42 | 95.67 |
30 | 17 | Scotland | 47 | 1,475 | 5,062,011 | 15.44 | 95.55 |
31 | -17 | Colombia | 14 | 1,679 | 43,593,035 | 17.59 | 95.45 |
32 | 57 | Bahrain | 89 | 1,267 | 586,000 | 13.28 | 95.40 |
33 | -22 | Italy | 11 | 1,703 | 58,133,509 | 17.88 | 95.26 |
34 | 9 | Paraguay | 43 | 1,487 | 6,506,464 | 15.69 | 94.78 |
35 | 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 93 | 1,252 | 551,201 | 13.22 | 94.71 |
36 | 16 | Slovakia | 52 | 1,467 | 5,439,448 | 15.51 | 94.59 |
37 | -5 | Serbia | 32 | 1,523 | 10,150,265 | 16.13 | 94.40 |
38 | -29 | Germany | 9 | 1,717 | 82,422,299 | 18.23 | 94.20 |
39 | 32 | Northern Ireland | 71 | 1,351 | 1,710,300 | 14.35 | 94.13 |
40 | -16 | Australia | 24 | 1,579 | 20,264,082 | 16.82 | 93.85 |
41 | -36 | Brazil | 5 | 1,778 | 188,078,227 | 19.05 | 93.32 |
42 | -4 | Hungary | 38 | 1,501 | 9,981,334 | 16.12 | 93.14 |
43 | 17 | Republic of Ireland | 60 | 1,413 | 4,062,235 | 15.22 | 92.86 |
44 | -5 | Greece | 39 | 1,498 | 10,688,058 | 16.18 | 92.56 |
45 | 35 | Gabon | 80 | 1,307 | 1,384,000 | 14.14 | 92.43 |
46 | -5 | Czechia | 41 | 1,492 | 10,900,000 | 16.20 | 92.07 |
47 | 23 | Jamaica | 70 | 1,363 | 2,780,132 | 14.84 | 91.86 |
48 | -35 | Mexico | 13 | 1,690 | 107,449,525 | 18.49 | 91.39 |
49 | 0 | Tunisia | 49 | 1,471 | 10,175,014 | 16.14 | 91.17 |
50 | 18 | Albania | 68 | 1,373 | 3,600,523 | 15.10 | 90.95 |
51 | 111 | Bermuda | 162 | 1,000 | 64,000 | 11.07 | 90.36 |
52 | -32 | Iran | 20 | 1,624 | 68,688,433 | 18.05 | 90.00 |
53 | -25 | Canada | 28 | 1,549 | 31,413,990 | 17.26 | 89.73 |
54 | 135 | Cook Islands | 189 | 878 | 18,000 | 9.80 | 89.61 |
55 | 12 | Georgia | 67 | 1,375 | 4,646,003 | 15.35 | 89.57 |
56 | -2 | Mali | 54 | 1,455 | 11,716,829 | 16.28 | 89.39 |
57 | -34 | South Korea | 23 | 1,587 | 51,700,000 | 17.76 | 89.35 |
58 | -13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45 | 1,483 | 17,654,843 | 16.69 | 88.87 |
59 | 10 | Finland | 69 | 1,372 | 5,231,372 | 15.47 | 88.69 |
60 | 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 101 | 1,229 | 1,065,842 | 13.88 | 88.55 |
61 | 3 | Jordan | 64 | 1,388 | 6,459,000 | 15.68 | 88.51 |
62 | -36 | Ukraine | 26 | 1,557 | 46,710,816 | 17.66 | 88.17 |
63 | 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72 | 1,349 | 4,498,976 | 15.32 | 88.06 |
64 | -13 | Cameroon | 51 | 1,467 | 17,340,702 | 16.67 | 88.01 |
65 | -48 | Japan | 17 | 1,641 | 127,463,611 | 18.66 | 87.93 |
66 | 13 | Oman | 79 | 1,314 | 3,102,229 | 14.95 | 87.91 |
67 | 40 | Comoros | 107 | 1,199 | 900,000 | 13.71 | 87.45 |
68 | -2 | Honduras | 66 | 1,380 | 7,326,496 | 15.81 | 87.30 |
69 | -21 | Romania | 48 | 1,474 | 22,303,552 | 16.92 | 87.11 |
70 | -13 | Chile | 57 | 1,442 | 16,134,219 | 16.60 | 86.89 |
71 | -29 | Peru | 42 | 1,490 | 28,302,603 | 17.16 | 86.84 |
72 | -36 | Algeria | 36 | 1,504 | 33,333,216 | 17.32 | 86.83 |
73 | 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 163 | 992 | 93,000 | 11.44 | 86.71 |
74 | 21 | Kosovo | 95 | 1,248 | 1,800,000 | 14.40 | 86.65 |
75 | -29 | Venezuela | 46 | 1,477 | 27,730,469 | 17.14 | 86.18 |
76 | -39 | Poland | 37 | 1,502 | 38,536,869 | 17.47 | 85.99 |
77 | -12 | UAE | 65 | 1,380 | 10,000,000 | 16.12 | 85.62 |
78 | -3 | Israel | 75 | 1,337 | 6,352,117 | 15.66 | 85.35 |
79 | -64 | United States | 15 | 1,671 | 334,000,000 | 19.63 | 85.14 |
80 | -53 | Turkiye | 27 | 1,553 | 85,600,000 | 18.27 | 85.03 |
81 | -18 | Burkina Faso | 63 | 1,388 | 13,228,000 | 16.40 | 84.65 |
82 | 0 | New Zealand | 82 | 1,289 | 4,115,771 | 15.23 | 84.63 |
83 | -28 | Uzbekistan | 55 | 1,449 | 27,307,134 | 17.12 | 84.62 |
84 | 90 | Andorra | 174 | 954 | 79,218 | 11.28 | 84.57 |
85 | -51 | Egypt | 34 | 1,519 | 78,887,007 | 18.18 | 83.54 |
86 | 42 | Cyprus | 128 | 1,124 | 788,457 | 13.58 | 82.78 |
87 | -29 | Iraq | 58 | 1,417 | 27,499,638 | 17.13 | 82.72 |
88 | -29 | Saudi Arabia | 59 | 1,415 | 27,019,731 | 17.11 | 82.69 |
89 | 63 | New Caledonia | 152 | 1,040 | 290,000 | 12.58 | 82.69 |
90 | 46 | Suriname | 136 | 1,100 | 630,000 | 13.35 | 82.38 |
91 | -13 | Bolivia | 78 | 1,316 | 9,119,152 | 16.03 | 82.12 |
92 | -36 | South Africa | 56 | 1,443 | 47,432,000 | 17.67 | 81.64 |
93 | -6 | El Salvador | 87 | 1,273 | 6,365,000 | 15.67 | 81.26 |
94 | -10 | Bulgaria | 84 | 1,284 | 7,385,367 | 15.82 | 81.19 |
95 | -60 | Russia | 35 | 1,519 | 142,893,540 | 18.78 | 80.89 |
96 | 9 | Armenia | 105 | 1,205 | 2,971,650 | 14.90 | 80.85 |
97 | 90 | American Samoa | 187 | 883 | 56,000 | 10.93 | 80.76 |
98 | 10 | Namibia | 108 | 1,192 | 2,600,000 | 14.77 | 80.70 |
99 | -18 | Guinea | 81 | 1,293 | 9,690,222 | 16.09 | 80.38 |
100 | 26 | Estonia | 126 | 1,131 | 1,325,000 | 14.10 | 80.23 |
101 | -3 | Palestine | 98 | 1,236 | 5,450,000 | 15.51 | 79.68 |
102 | 21 | Gambia | 123 | 1,141 | 1,700,000 | 14.35 | 79.53 |
103 | -59 | Nigeria | 44 | 1,484 | 131,859,731 | 18.70 | 79.37 |
104 | -14 | Haiti | 90 | 1,261 | 8,300,000 | 15.93 | 79.15 |
105 | -22 | Zambia | 83 | 1,285 | 11,502,011 | 16.26 | 79.04 |
106 | -30 | Ghana | 76 | 1,333 | 22,409,572 | 16.92 | 78.76 |
107 | -22 | Angola | 85 | 1,280 | 12,127,071 | 16.31 | 78.47 |
108 | 101 | Anguilla | 209 | 759 | 16,000 | 9.68 | 78.41 |
109 | 55 | Vanuatu | 164 | 992 | 330,000 | 12.71 | 78.07 |
110 | -14 | Benin | 96 | 1,239 | 8,439,000 | 15.95 | 77.69 |
111 | 38 | Solomon Islands | 149 | 1,046 | 750,000 | 13.53 | 77.32 |
112 | -15 | Belarus | 97 | 1,237 | 10,293,011 | 16.15 | 76.61 |
113 | -52 | DR Congo | 61 | 1,412 | 103,000,000 | 18.45 | 76.53 |
114 | -3 | Mauritania | 111 | 1,173 | 4,900,000 | 15.40 | 76.15 |
115 | -3 | Lebanon | 112 | 1,172 | 5,400,000 | 15.50 | 75.60 |
116 | -16 | Guatemala | 100 | 1,236 | 12,728,111 | 16.36 | 75.55 |
117 | 80 | Cayman Islands | 197 | 853 | 82,000 | 11.31 | 75.39 |
118 | -27 | Syria | 91 | 1,261 | 19,405,000 | 16.78 | 75.14 |
119 | 18 | Latvia | 137 | 1,099 | 2,259,810 | 14.63 | 75.12 |
120 | 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 206 | 804 | 46,000 | 10.74 | 74.89 |
121 | -15 | Tajikistan | 106 | 1,203 | 10,000,000 | 16.12 | 74.64 |
122 | 13 | Botswana | 135 | 1,101 | 2,650,000 | 14.79 | 74.44 |
123 | -6 | Libya | 117 | 1,155 | 5,551,000 | 15.53 | 74.37 |
124 | -36 | Uganda | 88 | 1,269 | 25,827,000 | 17.07 | 74.35 |
125 | 69 | Aruba | 194 | 861 | 107,000 | 11.58 | 74.35 |
126 | 82 | British Virgin Islands | 208 | 769 | 32,000 | 10.37 | 74.13 |
127 | -7 | Togo | 120 | 1,149 | 5,548,702 | 15.53 | 73.99 |
128 | -29 | Mozambique | 99 | 1,236 | 18,863,000 | 16.75 | 73.78 |
129 | 42 | Maldives | 171 | 966 | 520,000 | 13.16 | 73.40 |
130 | 48 | Barbados | 178 | 920 | 280,946 | 12.55 | 73.33 |
131 | 24 | Swaziland | 155 | 1,023 | 1,200,000 | 14.00 | 73.08 |
132 | 66 | Tonga | 198 | 836 | 106,000 | 11.57 | 72.25 |
133 | 5 | Kuwait | 138 | 1,099 | 4,500,000 | 15.32 | 71.74 |
134 | 14 | Lesotho | 148 | 1,046 | 2,300,000 | 14.65 | 71.41 |
135 | 68 | Seychelles | 203 | 821 | 100,000 | 11.51 | 71.31 |
136 | 74 | San Marino | 210 | 738 | 31,448 | 10.36 | 71.26 |
137 | -13 | Sierra Leone | 124 | 1,140 | 8,900,000 | 16.00 | 71.24 |
138 | 52 | Samoa | 190 | 876 | 225,000 | 12.32 | 71.08 |
139 | -17 | Azerbaijan | 122 | 1,148 | 10,400,000 | 16.16 | 71.05 |
140 | -6 | Central African Republic | 134 | 1,108 | 6,000,000 | 15.61 | 70.99 |
141 | 2 | Lithuania | 143 | 1,069 | 3,575,439 | 15.09 | 70.84 |
142 | -26 | Zimbabwe | 116 | 1,157 | 12,398,897 | 16.33 | 70.84 |
143 | 38 | Belize | 181 | 904 | 420,000 | 12.95 | 69.82 |
144 | -17 | Rwanda | 127 | 1,125 | 10,186,063 | 16.14 | 69.72 |
145 | -5 | Turkmenistan | 140 | 1,092 | 6,600,000 | 15.70 | 69.54 |
146 | 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 183 | 901 | 450,000 | 13.02 | 69.22 |
147 | 60 | US Virgin Islands | 207 | 780 | 87,000 | 11.37 | 68.58 |
148 | 54 | Guam | 202 | 823 | 165,124 | 12.01 | 68.50 |
149 | -47 | Thailand | 102 | 1,222 | 63,360,000 | 17.96 | 68.02 |
150 | -41 | Kenya | 109 | 1,179 | 37,953,840 | 17.45 | 67.56 |
151 | -36 | Madagascar | 115 | 1,163 | 30,500,000 | 17.23 | 67.49 |
152 | 2 | Moldova | 154 | 1,028 | 4,320,490 | 15.28 | 67.28 |
153 | -43 | Sudan | 110 | 1,174 | 37,960,000 | 17.45 | 67.27 |
154 | -51 | Tanzania | 103 | 1,209 | 68,000,000 | 18.04 | 67.04 |
155 | -34 | Niger | 121 | 1,148 | 27,700,000 | 17.14 | 66.99 |
156 | -17 | Burundi | 139 | 1,093 | 13,000,000 | 16.38 | 66.73 |
157 | -28 | Malawi | 129 | 1,121 | 21,000,000 | 16.86 | 66.49 |
158 | -16 | Dominican Republic | 142 | 1,077 | 11,400,000 | 16.25 | 66.28 |
159 | -34 | Malaysia | 125 | 1,138 | 34,000,000 | 17.34 | 65.62 |
160 | 17 | Mauritius | 177 | 922 | 1,296,000 | 14.07 | 65.51 |
161 | 25 | Bhutan | 186 | 889 | 790,000 | 13.58 | 65.46 |
162 | 30 | Macau | 192 | 865 | 700,000 | 13.46 | 64.27 |
163 | -50 | Vietnam | 113 | 1,170 | 100,000,000 | 18.42 | 63.52 |
164 | 41 | Bahamas | 205 | 807 | 410,000 | 12.92 | 62.44 |
165 | 30 | East Timor | 195 | 855 | 1,400,000 | 14.15 | 60.42 |
166 | 0 | Cuba | 166 | 980 | 11,382,820 | 16.25 | 60.32 |
167 | 2 | South Sudan | 169 | 976 | 11,000,000 | 16.21 | 60.20 |
168 | -22 | Ethiopia | 146 | 1,061 | 51,700,000 | 17.76 | 59.74 |
169 | -75 | China PR | 94 | 1,249 | 1,321,851,888 | 21.00 | 59.47 |
170 | -52 | Indonesia | 118 | 1,155 | 279,000,000 | 19.45 | 59.39 |
171 | -15 | Yemen | 156 | 1,021 | 34,000,000 | 17.34 | 58.87 |
172 | 16 | Mongolia | 188 | 880 | 3,500,000 | 15.07 | 58.40 |
173 | -28 | Philippines | 145 | 1,066 | 117,000,000 | 18.58 | 57.38 |
174 | -13 | Afghanistan | 161 | 1,001 | 41,100,000 | 17.53 | 57.10 |
175 | -3 | Taiwan | 172 | 964 | 23,500,000 | 16.97 | 56.80 |
176 | 9 | Laos | 185 | 890 | 7,600,000 | 15.84 | 56.17 |
177 | -2 | Chad | 175 | 925 | 18,000,000 | 16.71 | 55.37 |
178 | 2 | Cambodia | 180 | 910 | 17,000,000 | 16.65 | 54.66 |
179 | -3 | Nepal | 176 | 923 | 30,500,000 | 17.23 | 53.56 |
180 | 16 | Sri Lanka | 196 | 855 | 22,000,000 | 16.91 | 50.57 |
181 | 3 | Bangladesh | 184 | 899 | 173,000,000 | 18.97 | 47.39 |
182 | 19 | Pakistan | 201 | 829 | 245,000,000 | 19.32 | 42.92 |