Country rankings
Rugby World Cup Host Countries
France has the highest Times Hosted (3), followed by Australia (3) and New Zealand (2). South Africa has the lowest (1).
Times HostedBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
7 of 235 countriesTimes Hosted
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All 7 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1
Middle half 1 – 2.5
Average
1.71
7 countries
Highest
3
France
Lowest
1
South Africa
Data
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7 countries · # = rank by Times Hosted
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 1991, 2007, 2023 |
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 1987, 2003, 2027 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1987, 2011 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 2,031 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 2,019 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 1 | 1,991 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 1 | 1,995 |
What correlates with Times Hosted?
Not enough places to compare
Correlations need at least 10 countries with data; this metric covers 7.
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Times Hosted?
- France has the highest Times Hosted, at 3, followed by Australia (3) and New Zealand (2).
- Which country has the lowest Times Hosted?
- South Africa has the lowest Times Hosted, at 1.
- What is the median Times Hosted across countries?
- The median is 1 across the 7 countries with data.
- Where does this rugby world cup host countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rugby World Cup Hosts - Top End Sports.