This site ranks countries by their FIFA Men's World Cup performance, adjusted for population and economic output (GDP).
Small nations that punch above their weight rise to the top. Large nations that underperform relative to their size fall in the rankings.
Methodology
- All 22 FIFA Men's World Cups (1930–2022) are included.
- Points use the modern 3-1-0 system applied retroactively.
- Population and GDP data are historical — matched to the year of each tournament.
- Adjusted stats show the metric per million people (or per billion USD GDP).
Data Sources
- Match data: Fjelstul World Cup Database, Wikipedia
- Population: Maddison Project, World Bank, UN
- GDP: Maddison Project, World Bank, IMF