Country rankings
Most Popular Sport by Country
Most Popular Sport by Country: compare 200 countries on 2 metrics.
Babbel
13 values across 196 entries
Bleacher Report
11 values across 200 entries
Data
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200 countries
 Afghanistan | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
 Albania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Algeria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 American Samoa | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Andorra | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Angola | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Anguilla | Boat Racing | Football (soccer) |
 Antigua and Barbuda | Cricket | Cricket |
 Argentina | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Armenia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Australia | Australian Football | Cricket |
 Austria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Azerbaijan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Bahamas | Basketball | Basketball |
 Bahrain | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Bangladesh | Cricket | Cricket |
 Barbados | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
 Belarus | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Belgium | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Bhutan | Archery | Archery |
 Bolivia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Botswana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Brazil | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Brunei | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Bulgaria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Burkina Faso | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Burundi | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Cambodia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Cameroon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Canada | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey |
 Cape Verde | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Central African Republic | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Chad | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Chile | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 China | Basketball | Football (soccer) |
 Colombia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Comoros | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Costa Rica | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Croatia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Cuba | Baseball | Baseball |
 Cyprus | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Czechia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Denmark | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Djibouti | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Dominican Republic | Baseball | Baseball |
 DR Congo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ecuador | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Egypt | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 El Salvador | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Equatorial Guinea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Eritrea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Estonia | Basketball | Ice Hockey |
 Eswatini | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ethiopia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Fiji | Rugby | Rugby |
 Finland | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey |
 France | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 French Guiana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Gabon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Gambia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Georgia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Germany | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ghana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Gibraltar | — | Football (soccer) |
 Greece | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Grenada | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Guadeloupe | Windsurfing | Football (soccer) |
 Guatemala | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Guinea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Guyana | Cricket | Cricket |
 Haiti | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Honduras | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Hong Kong | — | Football (soccer) |
 Hungary | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Iceland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 India | Cricket | Cricket |
 Indonesia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Iran | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Iraq | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ireland | Gaelic Football | Gaelic Football |
 Israel | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Italy | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ivory Coast | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Jamaica | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
 Japan | Baseball | Baseball |
 Jordan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Kazakhstan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Kenya | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Kiribati | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Kuwait | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Kyrgyzstan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Laos | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Latvia | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey |
 Lebanon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Lesotho | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Liberia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Libya | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Lithuania | Basketball | Basketball |
 Luxembourg | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Madagascar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Malawi | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Malaysia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Maldives | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mali | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Malta | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Marshall Islands | Basketball | Basketball |
 Martinique | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mauritania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mauritius | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mexico | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Micronesia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Moldova | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Monaco | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mongolia | Mongolian Wrestling | Mongolian Wrestling |
 Montenegro | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Morocco | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Mozambique | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Myanmar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Namibia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Nauru | Australian Football | Australian Football |
 Nepal | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
 Netherlands | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 New Caledonia | Rugby | Football (soccer) |
 New Zealand | Rugby | Rugby |
 Nicaragua | Baseball | Baseball |
 Niger | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Nigeria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 North Korea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 North Macedonia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Norway | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Oman | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Pakistan | Cricket | Cricket |
 Palau | Baseball | Football (soccer) |
 Palestine | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Panama | Baseball | Baseball |
 Papua New Guinea | Rugby | Football (soccer) |
 Paraguay | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Peru | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Philippines | Basketball | Basketball |
 Poland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Portugal | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Puerto Rico | Baseball | Basketball |
 Qatar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Republic of the Congo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Romania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Russia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Rwanda | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Saint Lucia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
 Samoa | — | Rugby |
 San Marino | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Sao Tome and Principe | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Saudi Arabia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Senegal | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Serbia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Seychelles | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Sierra Leone | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Singapore | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Slovakia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Slovenia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Solomon Islands | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Somalia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 South Africa | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 South Korea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 South Sudan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Spain | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Sri Lanka | Cricket | Cricket |
 Sudan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Suriname | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Sweden | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Switzerland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Syria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Taiwan | Baseball | Baseball |
 Tajikistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Tanzania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Thailand | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Timor-Leste | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Togo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Tonga | Rugby | Rugby |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Cricket | Cricket |
 Tunisia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Turkey | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Turkmenistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Tuvalu | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Uganda | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Ukraine | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 United Arab Emirates | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 United Kingdom | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 United States | American Football (NFL) | American Football (NFL) |
 Uruguay | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Uzbekistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Vanuatu | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Venezuela | Baseball | Baseball |
 Vietnam | — | Football (soccer) |
 Wallis and Futuna | Rugby | Football (soccer) |
 Yemen | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Zambia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
 Zimbabwe | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
Quick answers
- Where does this most popular sport by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Most Popular Sports In The World - World Atlas; A World Tour Of Athletics: The Most Popular Sports By Country - Babbel; 226 Countries Can't Be Wrong - Bleacher Report.