List of IIHF World Rankings

This is a list of IIHF World Rankings from its inception in 2003. The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tournaments over the previous four years. The ranking is used to determine seedings and qualification requirements for future IIHF tournaments.

The system was approved at the IIHF congress of September 2003.[1] According to IIHF President René Fasel, the system was designed to be simple to understand and "reflect the long-term quality of all national hockey programs and their commitment to international hockey".[2]

Men's

Seven nations have achieved a top ten ranking every time (including Olympic rankings) between 2003–2023, they are (in order of average ranking): Canada, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Czech Republic, the United States, and Switzerland. An additional six nations, Slovakia (twenty-five times), Germany (nineteen times), Latvia (fifteen times), Belarus (nine times), Norway (eight times), and Denmark (twice) have been in the top ten at least once.

As of the 2024 IIHF World Championships, four countries have accomplished a first-place ranking: Canada fifteen times, Sweden six times, Russia four times, and Finland twice. Canada holds the record for highest cumulative point total in one ranking (4150 points in 2023), has the most consecutive first-place rankings (eight times between 2015 and 2021), and is the only nation to have achieved a top-five ranking every time.

Key
Year
Pts Rk
Points Rank

2003–2010

2003 2004 2005 2006 O 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 O 2010
Team Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Armenia — — 240 45 420 45 420 45 580 45 390 45 200 48 70 48 70 48 0 49
 Australia 1080 36 1125 35 1195 34 1195 34 1215 34 1260 33 1300 33 1385 31 1385 34 1350 34
 Austria 2970 12 2755 11 2430 13 3045 12 2930 16 2695 17 2445 16 2285 16 2955 14 2935 14
 Belarus 2955 13 2590 13 2430 12 3035 13 3230 10 3025 9 2845 9 2660 8 3400 9 3360 10
 Belgium 1240 33 1345 33 1255 32 1255 33 1200 35 1200 35 1230 34 1255 33 1255 36 1240 36
 Bosnia and Herzegovina — — — — — — — — — — — — 200 47 150 47 150 47 100 48
 Bulgaria 1550 30 1375 32 1235 33 1655 30 1715 30 1500 31 1305 32 1160 35 1540 31 1560 31
 Canada 3685 1 3485 1 3220 1 3940 2 3890 3 3670 2 3410 1 3160 2 4105 1 3970 2
 China 1805 28 1630 28 1515 28 1980 27 1970 28 1860 27 1650 28 1410 29 1260 35 1120 37
 Croatia 1545 31 1425 31 1390 30 1970 28 2000 27 1850 28 1790 26 1675 26 2150 27 2125 26
 Czech Republic 3560 3 3225 4 3065 3 3930 3 3985 2 3595 4 3265 5 2915 6 3655 6 3785 5
 Denmark 2665 14 2575 14 2400 14 2990 15 3005 14 2855 12 2660 13 2445 13 3085 13 3185 13
 Estonia 2135 24 1995 24 1860 24 2320 24 2325 24 2165 23 1930 25 1635 27 2155 26 2100 27
 Finland 3525 4 3195 5 2865 7 3765 5 3830 4 3640 3 3385 4 3050 4 3880 3 3805 4
 France 2575 18 2400 18 2150 17 2755 19 2720 19 2525 19 2410 18 2325 14 2860 16 2900 15
 Germany 3240 8 2990 8 2580 10 3270 10 3110 12 2925 11 2740 10 2460 12 3145 12 3360 9
 Great Britain 2230 23 1990 25 1780 25 1610 31 1580 31 1605 29 1645 29 1695 25 2335 24 2350 23
 Greece — — — — — — — — — — — — 240 46 440 46 440 46 595 45
 Hungary 2255 22 2060 22 1920 22 2460 22 2430 22 2320 21 2220 20 2130 20 2675 20 2655 20
 Iceland 930 38 875 39 875 39 875 39 840 40 920 37 965 38 1030 37 1030 39 1095 38
 Ireland — — 260 44 455 44 455 44 585 44 710 43 775 40 720 42 720 42 750 41
 Israel 1110 35 1035 36 1140 35 1140 35 1275 33 1260 34 1190 35 1070 36 1070 38 970 39
 Italy 2585 17 2315 19 2100 19 2820 17 2915 17 2815 13 2580 14 2290 15 2860 15 2860 16
 Japan 2605 15 2440 15 2090 20 2625 21 2540 21 2305 22 2120 22 1965 21 2565 21 2575 21
 Kazakhstan 2480 21 2410 17 2335 15 3100 11 3115 11 2740 16 2405 19 2165 18 2745 19 2790 17
 North Korea 680 41 950 37 1105 36 1105 36 1105 36 660 44 645 44 705 43 705 43 730 43
 South Korea 1420 32 1455 30 1360 31 1360 32 1320 32 1320 32 1365 31 1395 30 1395 33 1485 33
 Latvia 3060 10 2900 10 2675 9 3335 9 3310 9 2995 10 2740 11 2610 10 3285 10 3265 12
 Lithuania 1885 27 1720 27 1620 27 2085 26 2270 25 2105 25 1970 23 1810 23 2355 23 2300 24
 Luxembourg 635 42 755 42 785 42 785 42 705 43 710 42 695 43 700 44 700 44 665 44
 Mexico 820 39 770 41 775 43 775 43 845 39 915 38 1010 37 1025 38 1525 32 1520 32
 Mongolia — — — — — — — — — — 260 46 415 45 515 45 515 45 540 46
 Netherlands 2135 25 2015 23 1885 23 2400 23 2360 23 2155 24 1935 24 1755 24 2185 25 2210 25
 New Zealand 800 40 870 40 910 38 910 38 925 38 900 39 890 39 850 39 850 40 925 40
 Norway 2535 20 2265 21 2105 18 2760 18 2935 15 2780 14 2735 12 2545 11 3270 11 3305 11
 Poland 2550 19 2295 20 2085 21 2635 20 2580 20 2395 20 2175 21 1940 22 2415 22 2405 22
 Romania 1965 26 1845 26 1685 26 2195 25 2135 26 1970 26 1770 27 1605 28 2000 28 1945 28
 Russia 3480 6 3105 7 2905 5 3725 6 3725 5 3535 5 3400 2 3200 1 3965 2 3980 1
 Serbia 1685 29 1565 29 1420 29 1815 29 1745 29 1555 30 1425 30 1365 32 1810 29 1935 29
 Slovakia 3480 5 3235 3 2965 4 3805 4 3685 6 3390 6 2955 8 2635 9 3470 7 3405 8
 Slovenia 2595 16 2420 16 2295 16 2900 16 2870 18 2640 18 2460 15 2190 17 2755 18 2730 19
 South Africa 990 37 930 38 845 40 845 40 830 41 770 41 755 42 790 40 790 41 735 42
 Spain 1230 34 1170 34 1090 37 1090 37 1040 37 1090 36 1120 36 1165 34 1705 30 1790 30
 Sweden 3610 2 3400 2 3095 2 4030 1 4095 1 3740 1 3400 3 3095 3 3855 4 3845 3
  Switzerland 3135 9 2920 9 2715 8 3525 8 3500 8 3250 8 3020 7 2725 7 3465 8 3540 7
 Turkey 625 43 690 43 795 41 795 41 775 42 830 40 765 41 750 41 1230 37 1265 35
 Ukraine 3010 11 2720 12 2490 11 3015 14 3005 13 2740 15 2435 17 2135 19 2805 17 2760 18
 United Arab Emirates — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 220 47
 United States 3330 7 3145 6 2865 6 3575 7 3580 7 3375 7 3105 6 2915 5 3825 5 3650 6

2011–2018

2011 2012 2013 2014O 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018O 2018
Team Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Australia 1350 34 1385 32 1330 32 1330 34 1300 34 1230 36 1160 36 1225 33 1225 38 1280 36
 Austria 2730 15 2465 15 2265 15 2985 16 2950 16 2745 16 2440 17 2205 16 2750 17 2820 17
 Belarus 3025 11 2705 13 2410 14 3030 15 3170 11 3075 9 2820 9 2535 10 3200 11 3085 14
 Belgium 1180 35 1135 36 1210 34 1210 36 1215 36 1280 34 1300 32 1280 32 1280 36 1250 37
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 48 — — — — — — — — 200 47 410 45 295 47 295 47 360 48
 Bulgaria 1405 32 1270 33 1070 37 940 39 870 39 890 39 870 39 825 40 1245 37 1210 38
 Canada 3595 4 3255 5 2940 5 3840 3 3850 4 3690 1 3495 1 3225 1 4045 1 3990 1
 China 1060 39 1040 38 1000 38 1000 38 980 38 1020 38 1075 37 1100 37 1540 33 1610 33
 Croatia 1890 27 1665 30 1510 29 1895 30 2010 28 1930 27 1825 26 1675 26 2160 25 2115 27
 Czech Republic 3570 5 3330 3 2975 4 3760 5 3745 5 3495 6 3210 6 2900 6 3740 5 3690 6
 Denmark 2965 13 2710 12 2480 12 3050 13 3005 15 2775 15 2700 13 2495 14 3100 14 3130 12
 Estonia 1940 26 1760 26 1610 28 2000 28 1985 29 1870 29 1755 28 1650 27 2110 27 2155 26
 Finland 3630 2 3345 2 3065 2 3905 2 3955 2 3575 4 3355 3 3060 4 3820 4 3765 5
 France 2765 14 2660 14 2450 13 3065 12 3165 12 2930 12 2655 14 2505 13 3145 12 3115 13
 Georgia — — — — 180 48 180 48 355 47 495 45 335 47 455 45 855 41 990 40
 Germany 3190 8 2885 10 2650 10 3260 11 3125 13 2920 13 2815 10 2660 8 3610 7 3575 8
 Great Britain 2250 21 2110 21 1940 22 2540 20 2450 22 2225 24 2020 24 1850 24 2320 24 2465 22
 Greece 640 44 625 44 610 44 610 44 360 46 180 49 60 49 — — — — — —
 Hong Kong — — — — — — — — 260 48 455 46 565 44 635 44 635 45 600 45
 Hungary 2460 20 2265 19 2075 19 2595 19 2560 19 2415 19 2325 19 2095 19 2620 20 2595 20
 Iceland 1125 36 1185 35 1240 33 1240 35 1295 35 1270 35 1240 35 1215 34 1695 32 1660 32
 Ireland 785 41 735 42 705 42 705 42 410 44 195 48 65 48 — — — — — —
 Israel 885 40 875 40 960 39 1440 33 1530 32 1375 33 1250 34 1115 35 1455 35 1450 34
 Italy 2605 17 2440 16 2210 18 2830 18 2860 18 2565 18 2345 18 2180 18 2735 19 2725 19
 Japan 2245 22 2105 22 1960 21 2405 22 2470 21 2345 20 2140 21 1905 23 2465 22 2410 23
 Kazakhstan 2615 16 2440 17 2225 16 2900 17 2910 17 2680 17 2470 16 2200 17 2800 16 2760 18
 North Korea 485 45 540 45 600 45 600 45 675 43 770 42 825 40 885 39 885 40 925 41
 South Korea 1605 31 1665 28 1740 25 2400 23 2415 23 2230 23 2090 23 2000 21 2735 18 2835 16
 Kuwait — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 140 50
 Latvia 2985 12 2765 11 2520 11 3295 10 3300 9 3015 10 2730 12 2520 12 3130 13 3225 11
 Lithuania 2125 24 1905 25 1700 26 2145 26 2170 26 2035 26 1900 25 1755 25 2160 26 2200 25
 Luxembourg 650 43 665 43 680 43 680 43 695 42 700 43 700 43 740 42 740 43 790 42
 Mexico 1385 33 1230 34 1110 36 1505 32 1530 33 1400 32 1290 33 1110 36 1480 34 1440 35
 Mongolia 315 46 375 46 415 46 415 46 260 49 155 50 50 50 — — — — — —
 Netherlands 2080 25 1925 24 1765 24 2355 24 2305 25 2065 25 1825 27 1625 28 2080 28 2060 28
 New Zealand 1065 38 1125 37 1120 35 1120 37 1070 37 1045 37 1000 38 1015 38 1015 39 1030 39
 Norway 3175 9 2960 8 2685 9 3350 9 3265 10 2990 11 2765 11 2535 9 3310 9 3270 9
 Poland 2215 23 2020 23 1835 23 2350 25 2355 24 2275 22 2175 20 2030 20 2600 21 2565 21
 Romania 1800 28 1725 27 1635 27 2075 27 2075 27 1895 28 1735 29 1565 29 2000 29 2030 29
 Russia 3650 1 3425 1 3040 3 3840 4 3915 3 3675 2 3380 2 3105 2 4040 2 3930 3
 Serbia 1755 30 1565 31 1375 31 1730 31 1740 31 1645 30 1520 31 1410 30 1825 30 1830 30
 Slovakia 3130 10 3100 6 2840 8 3485 8 3445 8 3160 8 2870 8 2530 11 3220 10 3245 10
 Slovenia 2565 18 2375 18 2215 17 3045 14 3040 14 2795 14 2530 15 2305 15 3010 15 2915 15
 South Africa 740 42 780 41 790 41 790 41 845 40 855 40 815 41 725 43 725 44 655 44
 Spain 1785 29 1665 29 1445 30 1910 29 1810 30 1645 31 1550 30 1375 31 1745 31 1700 31
 Sweden 3630 3 3280 4 3105 1 4000 1 3990 1 3630 3 3275 5 3080 3 3850 3 3945 2
  Switzerland 3240 7 2910 9 2845 7 3555 7 3470 7 3235 7 2910 7 2705 7 3405 8 3590 7
 Chinese Taipei — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 220 48 220 48 425 46
 Turkey 1110 37 1015 39 945 40 825 40 840 41 815 41 805 42 815 41 815 42 770 43
 Turkmenistan — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 200 49
 Ukraine 2495 19 2235 20 1970 20 2475 21 2500 20 2310 21 2105 22 1925 22 2425 23 2340 24
 United Arab Emirates 165 47 110 47 275 47 275 47 405 45 510 44 340 46 370 46 370 46 365 47
 United States 3340 6 3065 7 2895 6 3705 6 3740 6 3540 5 3290 4 2980 5 3725 6 3765 4

2019–present

Team 2019 2020 2021 2022 O 2022 2023 2024 2025
Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Armenia — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 460 58
 Australia 1305 35 1315 35 1265 33 1265 36 1310 36 1710 35 1970 35 2140 34
 Austria 2635 15 2420 17 2185 18 2790 17 2900 15 3135 16 3340 13 3465 11
 Belarus 2735 14 2545 13 2320 14 2940 14 2965 14 3175 14 3245 16 3205 NR
 Belgium 1200 37 1150 36 1100 36 1100 39 1090 40 1470 40 1780 39 2050 35
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 340 49 335 49 380 49 640 49 685 50 1040 48 1305 48 1495 47
 Bulgaria 1095 38 1015 40 935 40 1210 37 1305 37 1655 36 1865 37 1965 36
 Canada 3750 1 3470 1 3235 1 3995 2 3990 2 4150 1 4100 1 3935 3
 China 1520 32 1420 32 1335 32 2125 27 2235 26 2535 26 2675 26 2680 25
 Chinese Taipei 545 45 605 44 605 45 1045 40 1100 39 1455 41 1730 40 1875 38
 Croatia 1895 29 1695 29 1515 30 1900 31 1910 31 2170 31 2350 32 2445 29
 Czech Republic 3465 5 3200 5 2895 6 3580 7 3650 6 3735 8 3945 4 3860 5
 Denmark 2925 12 2685 12 2470 12 3290 10 3335 10 3500 11 3500 11 3625 8
 Estonia 2010 26 1860 27 1705 26 2135 26 2150 28 2400 28 2570 28 2635 26
 Finland 3615 3 3345 3 3125 2 4065 1 4130 1 4080 2 3955 3 3780 6
 France 2840 13 2540 14 2295 15 2945 13 3000 13 3240 13 3325 14 3255 14
 Georgia 1060 39 1095 38 1035 38 935 43 1030 41 630 53 1125 50 1555 45
 Germany 3355 7 3090 7 2905 5 3555 9 3555 9 3835 5 3865 8 3710 7
 Great Britain 2480 20 2380 19 2280 16 2775 18 2755 18 2945 20 3095 17 3100 17
 Hong Kong 535 46 490 48 460 48 740 46 770 47 1070 47 1275 49 1385 48
 Hungary 2370 21 2160 21 1980 21 2585 21 2640 20 2950 19 3090 18 3170 15
 Iceland 1485 33 1325 33 1200 35 1560 33 1605 34 1925 34 2110 34 2145 33
 Indonesia — — — — — — — — — — 420 58 755 58 960 56
 Iran — — — — — — — — 140 56 625 54 960 54 1070 54
 Israel 1385 34 1320 34 1240 34 1545 34 1625 33 1950 33 2160 33 2220 31
 Italy 2620 16 2480 15 2280 17 2830 16 2840 17 2970 18 3025 20 3025 18
 Japan 2180 23 1975 24 1758 25 2285 25 2320 25 2580 25 2770 24 2860 20
 Kazakhstan 2570 19 2420 16 2365 13 2860 15 2885 16 3170 15 3305 15 3265 13
 Kuwait 225 50 280 51 305 51 545 51 500 52 770 50 980 52 1085 53
 Kyrgyzstan 100 52 175 52 225 52 625 50 710 49 1095 46 1455 45 1685 41
 Latvia 3025 10 2810 10 2560 10 3265 11 3255 11 3610 10 3660 10 3585 10
 Lithuania 2110 24 1985 23 1850 23 2310 24 2385 23 2630 24 2735 25 2765 24
 Luxembourg 745 43 705 43 690 43 990 41 985 44 1280 43 1520 44 1595 44
 Malaysia — — 80 53 140 53 140 53 200 53 635 52 865 55 970 55
 Mexico 1290 36 1150 37 1065 37 1300 35 1330 35 1600 37 1655 42 1625 43
 Mongolia — — — — — — — — — — 460 57 825 57 1130 51
 Netherlands 1910 28 1740 28 1590 28 1990 29 2000 29 2285 29 2445 29 2480 28
 New Zealand 1020 40 1015 39 965 39 965 42 1010 42 1390 42 1715 41 1915 37
 North Korea 905 41 860 41 825 41 825 45 845 45 510 56 840 56 1105 52
 Norway 3005 11 2765 11 2490 11 3120 12 3105 12 3270 12 3380 12 3370 12
 Philippines — — 60 54 105 54 105 54 175 54 600 55 965 53 1190 49
 Poland 2300 22 2060 22 1885 22 2460 22 2480 22 2790 22 3010 21 2990 19
 Romania 1990 27 1940 25 1820 24 2315 23 2375 24 2645 23 2825 23 2855 21
 Russia 3640 2 3400 2 3050 3 3910 3 3935 3 4050 3 4065 2 4030 NR
 Serbia 1740 30 1660 30 1540 29 1905 30 1970 30 2245 30 2375 31 2415 30
 Singapore — — — — 40 55 40 55 150 55 650 51 995 51 1190 50
 Slovakia 3040 9 2835 9 2670 9 3560 8 3590 8 3690 9 3750 9 3595 9
 Slovenia 2620 18 2345 20 2085 20 2665 19 2730 19 2990 17 3090 19 3180 16
 South Africa 595 44 545 46 540 46 540 52 560 51 1020 49 1325 47 1540 46
 South Korea 2620 17 2385 18 2140 19 2635 20 2600 21 2805 21 2875 22 2820 23
 Spain 1585 31 1470 31 1385 31 1775 32 1825 32 2140 32 2380 30 2495 27
 Sweden 3615 4 3325 4 2880 7 3715 5 3675 5 3800 6 3910 7 3915 4
  Switzerland 3325 8 3060 8 2815 8 3580 6 3590 7 3775 7 3945 5 3975 2
 Thailand 160 51 280 50 340 50 680 47 785 46 1190 44 1530 43 1750 40
 Turkey 760 42 750 42 745 42 1205 38 1250 38 1585 38 1785 38 1815 39
 Turkmenistan 430 47 590 45 660 44 660 48 725 48 1140 45 1410 46 1625 42
 Ukraine 2095 25 1875 26 1675 27 2125 28 2180 27 2470 27 2665 27 2820 22
 United Arab Emirates 420 48 500 47 505 47 825 44 990 43 1505 39 1940 36 2200 32
 United States 3430 6 3140 6 2945 4 3750 4 3775 4 3940 4 3945 6 3985 1
 Uzbekistan — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 480 57

Women's

Only six nations have achieved a top ten ranking every time between 2003–2022. These nations are (in order of average ranking): Canada, the United States, Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Switzerland. An additional ten nations, Germany (twenty-two times), Japan (twenty-one times), Czech Republic (thirteen times), Kazakhstan (ten times), China (nine times), Slovakia (five times), France (three times), Denmark (three times), Norway (twice), Austria (twice), and Hungary (twice) have been in the top ten at least once.

As of 2022, only two countries have accomplished a first-place ranking: Canada thirteen times and the United States ten times. Canada, Finland and the United States are the only nations to have achieved a top-four ranking every time, with Canada and the United States never falling below a top-two ranking.

In December 2017, six Russian women hockey players were found to have committed doping violations at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The IOC disqualified the Russian team from the 2014 hockey tournament and the IIHF was requested to modify the results accordingly.[3] The information in this historical section does not reflect any changes that the IIHF may make in the record.

Key
Year
Pts Rk
Points Rank

2003–2010

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Team Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Australia 530 22 1270 21 1375 22 850 23 1205 23 1405 22 890 23 535 25
 Austria — — 700 26 1285 25 920 21 1315 20 1580 19 1875 17 2040 16
 Belgium 535 21 1175 22 1335 23 830 24 1160 24 1305 24 810 24 485 26
 Bulgaria — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 720 24
 Canada 1800 1 3000 1 2960 1 2970 1 2980 1 2950 1 2930 2 2950 1
 China 1545 7 2565 7 2575 7 2485 7 2520 8 2510 8 2485 7 2515 7
 Croatia — — — — — — — — 580 31 1095 30 785 25 1235 20
 Czech Republic 670 11 1590 11 1840 11 2010 12 2195 13 2205 12 2180 12 2190 13
 Denmark 635 16 1455 16 1700 14 1070 17 1485 17 1650 18 1760 19 1165 22
 Estonia — — — — — — — — 520 32 910 32 650 32 390 33
 Finland 1655 3 2775 3 2765 3 2760 4 2755 4 2770 3 2785 3 2795 3
 France 660 12 1540 13 1780 12 1995 14 2230 12 2220 11 2170 13 2155 14
 Germany 1565 6 2605 6 2625 5 2635 5 2585 5 2525 7 2420 10 2350 11
 Great Britain 560 20 1280 20 1425 20 885 22 1210 22 1385 23 1645 20 1925 18
 Hungary 505 24 1165 23 1320 24 825 25 1135 25 1265 25 785 26 470 27
 Iceland — — — — 540 30 405 30 770 30 1090 31 685 29 415 29
 Italy 585 18 1385 17 1610 17 2015 11 2160 14 2065 15 1980 16 1950 17
 Japan 1425 10 2405 10 2380 10 2350 10 2345 10 2420 9 2465 9 2435 9
 Kazakhstan 1490 8 2430 9 2475 8 2445 9 2445 9 2410 10 2475 8 2455 8
 North Korea 650 13 1490 15 1635 16 1005 18 1380 19 1560 20 1775 18 1185 21
 South Korea — — 600 27 1050 27 750 26 1070 26 1215 26 760 27 455 28
 Latvia 645 15 1545 12 1750 13 1995 13 2250 11 2195 13 2135 14 2105 15
 Netherlands 570 19 1330 19 1505 19 935 20 1300 21 1480 21 1645 21 1095 23
 New Zealand — — — — 580 29 435 29 830 29 1110 27 690 28 415 30
 Norway 650 14 1510 14 1695 15 1900 15 2145 15 2150 14 2195 11 2225 12
 Romania 320 25 940 25 1185 26 730 27 995 27 1100 29 685 30 410 31
 Russia 1620 5 2680 5 2605 6 2585 6 2565 6 2575 6 2610 6 2610 6
 Slovakia 595 17 1375 18 1585 18 990 19 1415 18 1735 17 2040 15 2370 10
 Slovenia 310 26 990 24 1385 21 1700 16 1865 16 1810 16 1075 22 1260 19
 South Africa 505 23 505 28 790 28 465 28 910 28 1105 28 675 31 400 32
 Sweden 1625 4 2725 4 2760 4 2830 3 2825 3 2760 4 2745 4 2735 4
  Switzerland 1435 9 2435 8 2430 9 2480 8 2555 7 2645 5 2630 5 2640 5
 Turkey — — — — — — — — 480 33 840 33 600 33 360 34
 United States 1740 2 2900 2 2940 2 2890 2 2890 2 2930 2 2960 1 2950 2

2011–2018

2011 2012 2013 2014 O 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 O 2018
Team Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Australia 880 24 1205 24 1540 23 1025 27 1645 28 1495 29 1470 28 1485 27 1485 30 1535 30
 Austria 2130 15 2185 15 2220 12 2190 13 3070 13 2905 12 2710 11 2530 10 3180 10 3180 11
 Belgium 780 26 985 27 1220 31 805 31 1325 31 1280 31 765 36 840 37 840 37 910 38
 Bulgaria 1000 23 705 33 870 33 460 34 900 34 980 34 1070 34 1055 35 1055 34 1010 35
 Canada 2930 2 2960 1 2940 2 2960 1 4160 1 3840 1 3520 2 3210 2 4070 2 4060 2
 China 2385 9 2235 13 2090 15 2115 14 2935 15 2685 16 2415 16 2180 17 2715 19 2665 20
 Croatia 1375 20 1480 22 1535 24 1510 25 2110 25 1990 25 1850 25 1090 33 935 35 930 36
 Czech Republic 2155 14 2245 12 2360 9 2400 8 3360 9 3140 9 2970 9 2740 8 3460 9 3470 9
 Denmark 1370 21 1625 19 1970 17 2265 12 3185 11 2975 10 2740 10 2490 11 3135 13 3110 12
 Estonia 130 37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 Finland 2800 3 2780 3 2765 3 2715 4 3775 4 3535 3 3275 3 3035 3 3890 3 3910 3
 France 2105 16 2055 16 2065 16 2055 16 2955 14 2830 14 2700 12 2455 13 3170 11 3205 10
 Germany 2355 10 2430 8 2535 7 2565 7 3585 7 3315 7 2995 8 2830 7 3515 7 3475 8
 Great Britain 1940 18 1955 17 1910 18 1915 19 2615 19 2375 21 2130 21 1910 23 2375 23 2365 23
 Hong Kong — — — — — — — — 420 37 775 36 1015 35 1080 34 1660 29 1625 29
 Hungary 835 25 1210 23 1585 22 1780 21 2580 21 2455 19 2365 17 2280 15 2920 14 2995 14
 Iceland 705 29 960 29 1225 30 815 30 1355 30 1350 30 1370 30 1365 30 1365 32 1340 32
 Ireland 420 36 315 36 650 35 435 35 435 36 220 37 110 38 — — — — — —
 Italy 1950 17 1915 18 1845 19 1890 20 2610 20 2435 20 2285 20 2105 19 2745 18 2810 17
 Japan 2320 11 2285 11 2315 10 2395 9 3395 8 3230 8 3005 7 2720 9 3510 8 3555 7
 Kazakhstan 2475 7 2350 9 2145 14 2110 15 2850 17 2515 18 2330 18 2180 18 2705 20 2695 19
 North Korea 595 32 920 31 1340 26 960 29 1720 27 1890 27 1795 26 1715 25 1715 28 1670 28
 South Korea 730 28 995 26 1310 28 1515 24 2195 24 2110 23 2020 23 1915 22 2755 17 2860 16
 Latvia 2170 13 2195 14 2190 13 2055 17 2895 16 2695 15 2470 15 2240 16 2835 16 2785 18
 Mexico — — — — — — — — 480 35 940 35 1215 32 1415 29 2055 26 2105 26
 Netherlands 1265 22 1480 21 1750 20 1935 18 2715 18 2575 17 2330 19 2050 20 2580 21 2520 21
 New Zealand 740 27 1110 25 1455 25 975 28 1615 29 1595 28 1470 29 1420 28 1420 31 1375 31
 Norway 2280 12 2320 10 2280 11 2285 11 3225 10 2950 11 2690 13 2485 12 3155 12 3110 13
 Poland 500 34 975 28 1340 27 1605 23 2265 22 2150 22 2055 22 1950 21 2475 22 2500 22
 Romania 675 30 405 34 270 36 135 36 135 38 — — 480 37 860 36 860 36 1095 33
 Russia 2670 5 2650 6 2710 4 2675 5 3715 6 3480 6 3265 4 2970 4 3810 4 3830 4
 Slovakia 2470 8 2500 7 2430 8 2325 10 3185 12 2855 13 2590 14 2340 14 2920 15 2910 15
 Slovenia 1385 19 1505 20 1615 21 1630 22 2210 23 2015 24 1875 24 1735 24 2185 24 2190 24
 South Africa 645 31 890 32 1135 32 755 32 1215 32 1160 32 1125 33 1105 32 1105 33 1080 34
 Spain 480 35 940 30 1255 29 1505 26 2065 26 1910 26 1755 27 1600 26 2115 25 2125 25
 Sweden 2700 4 2680 5 2620 6 2660 6 3760 5 3485 5 3210 5 2915 5 3660 5 3615 6
  Switzerland 2620 6 2685 4 2665 5 2720 3 3840 3 3520 4 3180 6 2865 6 3645 6 3655 5
 Chinese Taipei — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 480 38 480 38 920 37
 Turkey 560 33 330 35 700 34 470 33 970 33 1095 33 1230 31 1260 31 1860 27 1860 27
 United States 2970 1 2940 2 2960 1 2940 2 4100 2 3830 2 3560 1 3280 1 4190 1 4200 1

2019–present

Team 2019 2020 2021 2022 O 2022 2023 2024
Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
 Australia 1535 29 1480 29 1435 29 1435 33 1405 33 1780 31 2065 31
 Austria 2910 12 2640 14 2385 14 3070 13 3050 14 3245 13 3315 15
 Belgium 995 37 1080 36 1040 37 1040 39 1075 39 1610 36 2030 32
 Bosnia and Herzegovina — — — — 300 42 300 42 525 42 1055 41 1375 43
 Bulgaria 975 38 955 38 925 39 1465 32 1510 32 1755 33 1880 36
 Canada 3730 2 3450 2 3210 2 4120 1 4160 1 4250 1 4270 1
 China 2460 20 2250 19 2045 20 2815 17 2890 16 3210 14 3425 12
 Chinese Taipei 1235 33 1410 30 1400 29 2020 26 2095 26 2380 26 2550 26
 Croatia 995 36 1080 35 1200 33 1200 35 1220 36 1615 35 1790 37
 Czech Republic 3270 8 3030 7 2795 7 3575 7 3675 6 3890 5 3965 4
 Denmark 2910 11 2750 11 2555 11 3275 10 3290 11 3420 11 3490 11
 Estonia — — — — 320 41 320 41 580 41 1155 40 1505 40
 Finland 3675 3 3390 3 3100 3 3940 3 3850 3 3920 4 3975 3
 France 3015 10 2760 10 2535 12 3185 12 3175 12 3375 12 3415 13
 Germany 3250 9 3000 8 2740 8 3365 9 3325 10 3515 9 3650 9
 Great Britain 2190 23 2005 23 1825 24 2380 23 2410 23 2680 23 2855 21
 Hong Kong 1445 30 1225 33 1155 34 1570 30 1530 30 1860 30 2135 30
 Hungary 2875 14 2720 12 2560 10 3275 11 3340 9 3515 10 3520 10
 Iceland 1350 32 1345 31 1325 31 1925 27 1970 27 2280 27 2470 28
 Israel — — — — — — — — 280 44 910 44 1345 44
 Italy 2655 17 2445 17 2250 16 2840 16 2800 17 2955 18 3025 19
 Japan 3290 6 3070 6 2840 6 3620 6 3650 7 3775 7 3775 7
 Kazakhstan 2470 19 2225 21 2000 21 2475 21 2500 21 2705 22 2795 23
 Latvia 2490 18 2195 22 1955 22 1760 29 1720 29 2110 29 2505 27
 Lithuania — — 360 40 610 40 1130 36 1395 34 1780 32 1965 34
 Mexico 2000 26 1865 26 1710 26 2190 25 2190 25 2450 25 2605 25
 Netherlands 2415 21 2315 18 2155 18 2715 19 2775 18 3040 17 3170 17
 New Zealand 1355 31 1335 32 1295 32 1295 34 1310 35 1705 34 1985 33
 North Korea 1605 28 1555 28 1520 27 1520 31 1520 31 915 [4] 43 1420 42
 Norway 2895 13 2660 13 2425 13 3040 14 3060 13 3205 15 3340 14
 Poland 2390 22 2235 20 2070 19 2655 20 2700 20 2920 20 2955 20
 Romania 1205 34 1120 34 1095 35 1095 37 1065 40 1415 39 1725 39
 Russia 3560 4 3290 4 2985 4 3770 5 3780 5 3885 6 3880 6
 Serbia — — — — — — — — 320 43 960 42 1480 41
 Singapore — — — — — — — — — — — — 660 46
 Slovakia 2720 15 2510 15 2305 15 2925 15 2960 15 3125 16 3175 16
 Slovenia 2105 24 2000 24 1860 23 2385 22 2430 22 2705 21 2845 22
 South Africa 1060 35 1070 37 1060 36 1060 38 1155 37 1610 37 1900 35
 South Korea 2680 16 2455 16 2230 17 2760 18 2705 19 2935 19 3080 18
 Spain 2035 25 1905 25 1760 25 2290 24 2320 24 2560 24 2695 24
 Sweden 3275 7 2920 9 2640 9 3385 8 3440 8 3665 8 3750 8
  Switzerland 3415 5 3170 5 2955 5 3790 4 3820 4 3965 3 3960 5
 Thailand — — — — — — — — — — — — 720 45
 Turkey 1725 27 1565 27 1485 28 1915 28 1930 28 2115 28 2275 29
 Ukraine 440 39 790 39 945 38 945 40 1085 38 1470 38 1780 38
 United States 3900 1 3600 1 3260 1 4120 2 4090 2 4220 2 4210 2

Notes

Most of the tournaments in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, teams were awarded points based on their seeding for their respective tournaments. The Championship divisions received points based on the previous year's ranking, while the remaining divisions received points based on the previous year's results, with the exception of the Women's Divisions IIB and III which were completed and scored as scheduled in 2020. For a fairer ranking and point distribution, the IIHF Council decided that the points for 2021 in case of tournament cancellations are given according to the ranking position of each team in the 2021 Pre-Championship Report – taking into consideration the results in 2018, 2019 and 2020 – rather than by seeding as in the past.[5]

For the 2022 Winter Olympics, Russia was still under a 2019 ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) because of that country's state-sponsored doping scheme.[6] On 19 February 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that individual athletes from Russia, who had consistently passed ongoing anti-doping tests, could compete under the acronym "ROC" (the full name "Russian Olympic Committee" could not be displayed), and that the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee would be used for the COVID-19 pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics and the unchanged 2022 Winter Olympics.[7]

References

Specific

  1. ^ Hockey Canada (30 September 2003). "IIHF Introduces World Ranking and Ranks Canada First in Men's and Women's Hockey". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Edvinsson, Jan-Ake, ed. (November 2003). "News release–Hockey fans are the best in the world" (PDF). Ice Times. 7 (5). International Ice Hockey Federation: 7. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ "IOC sanctions six Russian athletes and closes one case as part of the Oswald Commission findings". olympic.org. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "IIHF WORLD RANKING". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "IIHF – Groups for 2022". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ Ruiz, Rebecca R.; Panja, Tariq (5 December 2017). "Russia Banned From Winter Olympics by I.O.C." The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Olympics: Russia to compete under ROC acronym in Tokyo as part of doping sanctions". Reuters. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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