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Strength sports: world ranking of nations

World ranking of nations in strength sports, compiled by the IXAGON World Sports Index from 1 discipline and 32 nations that score points in them (edition v26.26.1, 7 November 2026). North Korea leads with 181.1 points.

Ranking of nations

#NationPointsMenWomen
1 North Korea181.151.5129.6
2 China90.556.833.7
3 Colombia72.940.932.0
4 Thailand62.246.216.0
5 United States60.310.649.7
6 South Korea42.610.632.0
7 Armenia40.940.90.0
8 Indonesia39.139.10.0
8 Uzbekistan39.139.10.0
10 Bulgaria35.535.50.0
11 Egypt33.88.924.9
12 Iran33.733.70.0
13 Norway32.00.032.0
14 Bahrain31.919.512.4
15 Romania30.25.324.9
16 Türkiye30.126.63.5
17 Canada19.50.019.5
17 Dominican Republic19.50.019.5
19 Chinese Taipei17.80.017.8
20 Cuba16.00.016.0
20 Nigeria16.00.016.0
22 India14.20.014.2
22 Japan14.214.20.0
24 Moldova10.610.60.0
25 Georgia8.98.90.0
26 Australia7.10.07.1
26 Ecuador7.10.07.1
28 Chile5.35.30.0
29 France3.53.50.0
29 Great Britain3.50.03.5
29 Italy3.53.50.0
29 Philippines3.50.03.5

Disciplines in this category

DisciplineCSINValue of a titleTop three nations
Weightlifting0.52588.88North Korea · China · Colombia

Value of a title: points for a gold medal at a current-year world championship (J × 0.50). N: number of distinct medal events in the discipline.

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