World Aquatics Ranking
Water Polo
World Aquatics Water Polo Ranking
Water polo is a seven-a-side team sport played in deep water, where players can never touch the bottom of the pool, combining swimming, strength and tactics.
- Origin
- Water polo began in Britain in the 1870s and is one of the oldest Olympic team sports, first played at the 1900 Paris Games.
- Fun fact
- Hungary is the most successful water polo nation in Olympic history, with nine men's gold medals.
- Strongest nations
- Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Croatia, Italy and Greece lead the men; the USA has dominated the women's game, with Spain, the Netherlands and Australia close behind.
- Governing body
- World Aquatics (formerly FINA), founded in 1908 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Last updated: 15 September 2026
- 1🇪🇸Spain1,851.75
- 2🇳🇱Netherlands1,738.2
- 3🇭🇺Hungary1,642.1
- 4🇺🇸USA1,592.8
- 5🇬🇷Greece1,580.25
- 6🇮🇹Italy1,277.5
- 7🇦🇺Australia1,216.3
- 8🇨🇳China949.9
- 9🇬🇧Great Britain722.55
- 10🇭🇷Croatia654.2
- 11🇨🇦Canada646.95
- 12🇫🇷France580.5
- 13🇷🇺Russia522.5
- 14🇯🇵Japan504.2
- 15🇩🇪Germany460.2
- 16🇧🇷Brazil406.5
- 17🇹🇷Türkiye392.9
- 18🇦🇷Argentina371.95
- 19🇿🇦South Africa360.9
- 20🇵🇹Portugal308.3
Live from the official World Aquatics Ranking.