Croatia

Best Sports

2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

2021

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Alpine Skiing	20	100.0

2020

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Tennis	13	51.0	4
2	Alpine Skiing	12	49.0

2019

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Taekwondo	94	27.8
2	Athletics	54	16.0
3	Handball	54	16.0
4	Water Polo	42	12.4	2
5	Tennis	25	7.4	-3
6	Artistic Gymnastics	24	7.1	1
7	Shooting	24	7.1	-4
8	Rowing	11	3.3
9	Canoe/Kayak Sprint	6	1.8
10	Wrestling Greco-Roman	4	1.2	-1

2018

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Football	640	63.4
2	Tennis	133	13.1	1
3	Shooting	94	9.3	2
4	Karate	60	5.9
5	Sailing	30	3.0
6	Water Polo	16	1.6	-4
7	Artistic Gymnastics	15	1.5	1
8	Rowing	10	1.0	-4
9	Wrestling Greco-Roman	7	0.7	1
10	Judo	5	0.4

2017

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Handball	120	25.0
2	Water Polo	80	16.6	6
3	Tennis	65	13.4	3
4	Rowing	52	10.8	5
5	Shooting	42	8.7	-1
6	Athletics	42	8.7	1
7	Taekwondo	39	8.1
8	Artistic Gymnastics	20	4.2
9	Archery	18	3.7	3
10	Wrestling Greco-Roman	3	0.6	1

Croatia Tournaments


Alpine Skiing: World Cu...	21 Mar 2021
Tennis: US Open	13 Sep 2020
Alpine Skiing: World Cu...	8 Mar 2020
Shooting: World Cup	15 Oct 2019
Artistic Gymnastics: Wo...	13 Oct 2019
Athletics: World Champi...	6 Oct 2019
Rowing: World Champions...	1 Oct 2019
Greco-Roman Wrestling:...	22 Sep 2019
Tennis: US Open	8 Sep 2019
IAAF Diamond League	6 Sep 2019
Canoe/Kayak: World Cham...	25 Aug 2019
Water Polo: World Champ...	28 Jul 2019
Water Polo: World Leagu...	23 Jun 2019

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	38
Gender:Men	29
Continent:Europe	26

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	43
Gender:Men	32
Continent:Europe	28

2019

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	44
Gender:Men	50
Gender:Women	37
Continent:Europe	24

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	15
Gender:Men	19
Gender:Women	11
Continent:Europe	11

2018

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	18
Gender:Men	9
Gender:Women	57
Continent:Europe	12

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	2
Gender:Men	1
Gender:Women	29
Continent:Europe	2

2017

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	34
Gender:Men	28
Gender:Women	45
Continent:Europe	21

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	7
Gender:Men	6
Gender:Women	20
Continent:Europe	5

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Can Croatia challenge Norway for the 2018 Per Capita Cup?

The question may surprise readers looking at the current Per Capita Cup ranking, the ranking of the world’s sportiest nations.

The world’s sportiest nation: Norway or Croatia?

In the monthly Global Cup ranking for September, Croatia was 25^th, having scored 107 points.

Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	997	12.5
2	United States	660	8.2
3	Germany	586	7.3
4	France	555	6.9
5	Sweden	538	6.7
6	Italy	500	6.3	2
7	Switzerland	491	6.1
8	Austria	484	6.0	-2
9	Canada	379	4.7	1
10	Netherlands	368	4.6	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	1018	9.8
2	Norway	788	7.6	9
3	Germany	709	6.8	3
4	France	653	6.3	1
5	Switzerland	558	5.4	10
6	Russia	556	5.3	-4
7	Italy	534	5.1	1
8	Netherlands	463	4.4	2
9	Austria	438	4.2	12
10	Canada	419	4.0	3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7014	10.2
2	Russia	4141	6.0	1
3	China	3199	4.6	3
4	Great Britain	3071	4.5	3
5	France	2911	4.2	-3
6	Germany	2705	3.9	-1
7	Japan	2690	3.9	-3
8	Italy	2331	3.4
9	Australia	2250	3.3	3
10	Netherlands	2137	3.1	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	4956	9.3
2	France	3240	6.1
3	Russia	2760	5.2
4	Japan	2571	4.8	4
5	Germany	2450	4.6	2
6	China	2313	4.4
7	Great Britain	2177	4.1	-3
8	Italy	1899	3.6	-3
9	Netherlands	1759	3.3	4
10	Canada	1715	3.2	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6598	10.6
2	France	3300	5.3
3	Russia	3166	5.1	2
4	Great Britain	2793	4.5	-1
5	Italy	2498	4.0	5
6	China	2443	3.9
7	Germany	2426	3.9	-3
8	Japan	2297	3.7	-1
9	Canada	2247	3.6
10	Australia	1773	2.8	1

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Norway	5294
2	Switzerland	17224
3	Austria	18170
4	Sweden	18739
5	Slovenia	22702
6	Netherlands	46641
7	Hungary	66209
8	Finland	71542
9	Canada	96938
10	Czech Republic	114466

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	6698
2	Switzerland	15141	3
3	Slovenia	17508	1
4	Austria	20101	4
5	New Zealand	21450	-2
6	Netherlands	37071	1
7	Latvia	37202	20
8	Australia	59761	4
9	Sweden	62617	-3
10	Czech Republic	70587	1

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	2747
2	Jamaica	3533
3	New Zealand	5359	3
4	Slovenia	5852	3
5	Switzerland	6249	-2
6	Sweden	6540	-2
7	Netherlands	8034	1
8	Austria	8825	2
9	Estonia	8868
10	Bahrain	10008

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3523
2	Croatia	4117	5
3	Switzerland	6156	1
4	Sweden	7611	1
5	Serbia	8099	6
6	New Zealand	9004	-3
7	Slovenia	9327	-5
8	Netherlands	9761	7
9	Belgium	10212	21
10	Austria	10304

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3140	2
2	Slovenia	4596	3
3	New Zealand	5046	-2
4	Switzerland	6134	6
5	Sweden	8041	3
6	Jamaica	8429	-4
7	Croatia	8646
8	Hungary	8749	10
9	Estonia	8926	7
10	Austria	9341	4

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	582	13.3
2	France	379	8.7
3	Germany	286	6.5	2
4	Sweden	282	6.4	-1
5	United States	276	6.3	2
6	Austria	270	6.2	-2
7	Switzerland	255	5.8	-1
8	Italy	205	4.7
9	Canada	192	4.4	1
10	Great Britain	182	4.1	6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	490	9.2	8
2	United States	471	8.9	-1
3	France	471	8.9
4	Germany	323	6.1	3
5	Russia	303	5.7	-3
6	Austria	297	5.6	12
7	Switzerland	279	5.3	9
8	Great Britain	240	4.5	-4
9	Canada	230	4.3	5
10	Netherlands	209	3.9	5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3072	8.0	1
2	Russia	2446	6.4	1
3	France	1858	4.9	-2
4	Great Britain	1712	4.5
5	Japan	1514	4.0	1
6	Spain	1407	3.7	10
7	Germany	1329	3.5	-2
8	Italy	1304	3.4
9	Norway	1216	3.2	-2
10	China	1209	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	2175	7.6	1
2	United States	2087	7.3	-1
3	Russia	1733	6.0
4	Great Britain	1455	5.1
5	Germany	1255	4.4	1
6	Japan	1199	4.2	1
7	Norway	1008	3.5	1
8	Italy	975	3.4	-3
9	Croatia	971	3.4	19
10	China	864	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3023	8.9
2	France	2090	6.1
3	Russia	1931	5.7	1
4	Great Britain	1560	4.6	-1
5	Italy	1418	4.2	1
6	Germany	1283	3.8	-1
7	Japan	1201	3.5	1
8	Norway	1114	3.3	12
9	Canada	964	2.8	4
10	China	936	2.7	-1

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	365	11.5
2	United States	337	10.6
3	Germany	256	8.1
4	Italy	254	8.0
5	Switzerland	224	7.1	2
6	Sweden	224	7.1
7	Netherlands	224	7.1	-2
8	Austria	171	5.4
9	Canada	154	4.8	1
10	France	142	4.5	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	521	11.0
2	Germany	333	7.0	4
3	Italy	311	6.5	9
4	Switzerland	256	5.4	12
5	Netherlands	254	5.3
6	Norway	253	5.3	8
7	Russia	244	5.1	-4
8	Australia	220	4.6
9	Japan	185	3.9	-2
10	Canada	179	3.8

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3734	13.2
2	China	1795	6.3	1
3	Russia	1470	5.2	3
4	Great Britain	1301	4.6	8
5	Netherlands	1274	4.5	-1
6	Germany	1218	4.3	-1
7	Japan	1088	3.8	-5
8	Australia	1019	3.6	2
9	Sweden	983	3.5	5
10	Canada	951	3.4	-3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2699	12.0
2	Japan	1334	5.9	7
3	China	1307	5.8	-1
4	Netherlands	1086	4.8	6
5	Germany	999	4.4	2
6	Russia	933	4.1	-1
7	Canada	927	4.1	-4
8	France	902	4.0	-2
9	Italy	824	3.7	2
10	Australia	744	3.3	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3444	13.0
2	China	1368	5.2
3	Canada	1198	4.5	2
4	Great Britain	1156	4.4	4
5	Russia	1143	4.3	-1
6	France	1072	4.0	1
7	Germany	994	3.7	-4
8	Australia	992	3.7	3
9	Japan	989	3.7
10	Netherlands	962	3.6	-4

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	6199	77.5
2	Americas	1100	13.7
3	Asia	493	6.2
4	Oceania	145	1.8
5	Africa	64	0.8

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	6668	64.0
2	Americas	1578	15.1
3	Asia	773	7.4
4	Africa	701	6.7
5	Oceania	694	6.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	36054	52.3
2	Americas	13596	19.7
3	Asia	11060	16.1
4	Africa	4917	7.1	1
5	Oceania	3255	4.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	31844	60.0
2	Americas	9071	17.1
3	Asia	8592	16.2
4	Oceania	2017	3.8	1
5	Africa	1508	2.8	-1
6	-	24	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	33301	53.3
2	Americas	12666	20.3
3	Asia	9846	15.8
4	Africa	3578	5.7
5	Oceania	3077	4.9

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