Which country ranks first on Mens Rank?

Ireland ranks first on Mens Rank in 2024, at 1st, followed by South Africa (2nd) and New Zealand (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.

Which country ranks last on Mens Rank?

American Samoa ranks last of the 107 countries with data in 2024, at 113th.

Where does this best rugby countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rankings - World Rugby.

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Ireland ranks 1st on Mens Rank in 2024, followed by South Africa (2nd) and New Zealand (3rd); rank 1 is the best. American Samoa ranks last (113th).

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Mens Rank, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 107 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Data

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107 countries · # = rank by Mens Rank

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1	Ireland	1st	92.12	6th	78.03
2	South Africa	2nd	91.77	12th	66.18
3	New Zealand	3rd	88.7	3rd	88.64
4	France	4th	86.96	4th	85.11
5	Argentina	6th	84.3	—	—
6	Italy	8th	79.98	8th	74.75
7	Fiji	9th	79.64	17th	59.14
8	Australia	10th	79.32	5th	78
9	Georgia	12th	74.1	—	—
10	Samoa	13th	72.68	15th	60.56
11	Japan	14th	72.31	11th	66.41
12	Portugal	15th	70.61	24th	47.12
13	Tonga	16th	68.12	27th	43.53
14	Uruguay	17th	67.39	—	—
15	Spain	18th	66.29	13th	65.42
16	United States	19th	65.7	9th	74.2
17	Romania	20th	62.62	41st	39.86
18	Chile	21st	61.6	—	—
19	Canada	22nd	60.81	2nd	89.31
20	Hong Kong	23rd	60.4	18th	56.2
21	Russia	24th	58.06	14th	61.1
22	Namibia	25th	57.87	62nd	32.14
23	Switzerland	26th	57.44	54th	35.46
24	Netherlands	27th	57.29	16th	60.2
25	Zimbabwe	28th	56.03	52nd	37.04
26	Brazil	29th	55.62	42nd	39.73
27	Belgium	30th	55.11	26th	45.08
28	Germany	31st	52.42	21st	50.42
29	Sweden	32nd	51.79	20th	52.72
30	South Korea	33rd	51.6	—	—
31	Czechia	34th	50.98	47th	38.56
32	Poland	35th	49.93	—	—
33	Uganda	36th	49.38	45th	38.95
34	Kenya	37th	49.03	23rd	48.84
35	Croatia	38th	48.15	32nd	41.05
36	Philippines	39th	47.8	60th	33.16
37	Sri Lanka	40th	47.39	—	—
38	Paraguay	41st	47.32	—	—
39	Colombia	42nd	47.21	29th	42.91
40	Mexico	43rd	47.09	31st	41.81
41	Madagascar	44th	46.89	25th	45.29
42	Malta	45th	46.75	—	—
43	Morocco	46th	46.33	—	—
44	Tunisia	47th	46.1	30th	42.06
45	Cook Islands	49th	45.11	—	—
46	Lithuania	50th	45.03	—	—
47	United Arab Emirates	51st	45	—	—
48	Cayman Islands	52nd	44.23	58th	34.95
49	Luxembourg	53rd	44.1	61st	32.83
50	Malaysia	54th	43.88	—	—
51	Ukraine	55th	43.62	—	—
52	Senegal	56th	43.17	44th	39.16
53	Moldova	57th	43.11	—	—
54	Latvia	58th	42.77	40th	39.93
55	Algeria	59th	42.69	—	—
56	Guyana	60th	42.4	43rd	39.63
57	Singapore	61st	42.13	38th	40.06
58	Ivory Coast	62nd	41.69	46th	38.92
59	Israel	63rd	41.24	—	—
60	Kazakhstan	64th	40.49	19th	55.23
61	Taiwan	65th	39.77	—	—
62	Jamaica	66th	39.76	37th	40.52
63	Bulgaria	67th	38.99	51st	37.14
64	Zambia	68th	38.83	39th	39.95
65	Nigeria	69th	38.37	—	—
66	Austria	70th	37.51	—	—
67	Bermuda	71st	37.2	—	—
68	Denmark	72nd	37.14	35th	40.68
69	Barbados	73rd	36.88	64th	30.06
70	Thailand	74th	36.86	53rd	36.35
71	Venezuela	75th	36.78	—	—
72	Guam	76th	36.38	—	—
73	Botswana	77th	36.21	59th	33.3
74	Finland	78th	35.18	36th	40.68
75	Hungary	79th	35.15	—	—
76	Peru	80th	35.05	—	—
77	China	81st	34.91	22nd	49.34
78	Slovenia	82nd	34.48	—	—
79	Turkey	83rd	34.43	—	—
80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	84th	33.84	65th	28.71
81	Serbia	85th	33.82	63rd	31.79
82	Papua New Guinea	86th	33.68	55th	35.41
83	Ghana	87th	33.27	—	—
84	Andorra	88th	32.77	33rd	40.89
85	India	89th	31.83	50th	37.6
86	Qatar	90th	31.31	—	—
87	Uzbekistan	91st	31.28	56th	35.4
88	Burkina Faso	92nd	31.05	57th	35.32
89	Mauritius	93rd	30.56	—	—
90	Pakistan	94th	30.13	—	—
91	Iran	95th	30	—	—
91	Nepal	95th	30	—	—
91	Laos	95th	30	—	—
94	Rwanda	98th	29.78	—	—
95	Costa Rica	99th	29.75	—	—
96	Saint Lucia	100th	28.92	—	—
97	Bahamas	103rd	27.58	66th	27.67
98	Burundi	104th	26.16	—	—
99	Eswatini	105th	26.04	—	—
100	Norway	106th	24.58	49th	37.81
101	Solomon Islands	107th	23.97	—	—
102	Cameroon	108th	23.12	34th	40.7
103	Indonesia	109th	21.95	—	—
104	Monaco	110th	17.17	—	—
105	Greece	111th	16.55	—	—
106	Vanuatu	112th	15.29	—	—
107	American Samoa	113th	13.53	—	—

What correlates with Mens Rank (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,549 other country metrics sharing at least 65 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Mens Rank tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Cancer Rate Total - ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 97
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Male Cancer Rate ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 97
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Female Cancer Rate ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 97
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Environmental QualitySocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 92
Plot
LP Personal FreedomLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 91
Plot
Mean Speed ScoreRoad Quality by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 86
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Mens Rank tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

ObjectiveLists Conservative Country ScoreMost Conservative Countries
r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 91
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% of Population at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 78
Plot
Stunting RatesStunting Rates by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 76
Plot
G6PD DeficiencyBirth Defect Rates by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 67
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Avg PM2.5 ConcentrationPollution by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 85
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B+ Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 82
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Mens Rank?: Ireland ranks first on Mens Rank in 2024, at 1st, followed by South Africa (2nd) and New Zealand (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Mens Rank?: American Samoa ranks last of the 107 countries with data in 2024, at 113th.
Where does this best rugby countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rankings - World Rugby.