Countries

Players GMs Average

1,569,676 active players in 208 federations, FIDE list of 2026-10-01. Average is the standard rating of rated players.

CountryPlayersWomenGMsAvg

India173,11219%751580 France116,29516%511703 Russia105,94319%761693 Spain76,76413%451751 Iran75,81015%141658 Poland50,20515%481707 Türkiye47,34123%151695 Germany37,55410%751846 Italy37,22116%141728 Brazil37,15119%101751 Greece28,16221%161705 Sri Lanka27,06735%01545 United States26,7819%731801 Kazakhstan23,66615%151646 Philippines21,48918%101687 Egypt20,5379%51732 Mexico20,35016%71718 Ukraine20,13215%521836 Malaysia19,86126%11623 England17,07210%321805 Peru16,49621%71648 Colombia16,00217%91729 Czechia15,3969%241826 South Africa15,12123%11634 Bangladesh13,4459%21737 Argentina13,1827%201774 Serbia12,64212%511898 Croatia12,49516%231829 Kenya12,37630%01615 Venezuela12,18420%11706 Romania12,10421%121707 Vietnam11,60124%101686 Netherlands10,9695%321880 Nigeria10,53021%01838 Austria9,9949%121854 Uganda9,89533%01649 China9,84223%391728 Hungary9,73615%371838 Slovakia9,51213%141783 Singapore9,18917%31634 Belgium9,1859%71762 Australia8,67510%61686 Azerbaijan8,38722%181649 Sweden8,0889%191819 Norway8,0057%181748 Israel7,9907%431807 Switzerland7,8188%121775 Slovenia7,79013%91860 Morocco7,68819%11802 Costa Rica7,59425%11630 Algeria7,49115%21681 Portugal7,42412%41746 Canada7,4069%81751 Nepal7,32011%01672 Pakistan7,29014%01672 Tunisia7,27114%21712 Lithuania7,14216%91769 Chile6,92315%41698 Bulgaria6,45716%181748 Ecuador6,42221%11641 Bolivia6,17125%11648 Denmark6,1334%121829 Kyrgyzstan5,50620%01644 Saudi Arabia5,41415%01743 Latvia5,35720%61709 Uzbekistan5,08523%151665 Iraq4,5438%01711 Ireland4,4877%11759 Georgia4,29623%211720 Bosnia & Herzegovina4,1758%51951 Panama4,07522%01645 Uruguay3,80012%21732 South Korea3,76715%01629 Indonesia3,68316%31803 Dominican Republic3,57312%01799 United Arab Emirates3,52736%11659 Oman3,52016%01601 Iceland3,4919%121831 Estonia3,47717%31767 Zimbabwe3,41629%01713 Mongolia3,29536%51724 Thailand3,28416%01613 Lebanon3,25011%01732 Jordan3,15715%11664 New Zealand3,04014%01707 Zambia3,01918%01818 Botswana2,81720%01686 Palestinian Territories2,77216%01747 Belarus2,59317%81682 Paraguay2,58420%41647 Namibia2,54228%01630 Myanmar (Burma)2,27518%01835 Syria2,14616%01772 Hong Kong SAR China2,09310%01645 Armenia2,07517%221711 Angola2,00915%01813 North Macedonia2,00511%81824 Libya1,9966%01794 Jamaica1,95723%01670 Turkmenistan1,95626%61638 Finland1,8687%31921 Puerto Rico1,86314%01730 Scotland1,7449%31830 Trinidad & Tobago1,71920%01690 Sudan1,59010%01768 Cuba1,58823%141916 Honduras1,52020%01661 Malawi1,49621%01742 Moldova1,49519%61682 Montenegro1,42710%111864 Ethiopia1,30118%01855 Cyprus1,28311%11676 Albania1,25213%01820 Mauritania1,24215%01687 El Salvador1,22715%01679 Madagascar1,21221%01659 Nicaragua1,13321%01748 Mozambique1,11027%01702 Kuwait1,09614%01614 Bahrain99119%01620 Luxembourg93410%01819 Kosovo8879%01914 Wales85410%01770 Guatemala83721%01707 Côte d’Ivoire81714%01782 Guam74620%01645 Yemen74511%01895 Tajikistan71521%01699 Barbados71318%01666 Maldives71126%01582 Japan70513%01780 Togo70222%01699 Timor-Leste67618%01682 South Sudan6332%01857 Malta58510%01704 Faroe Islands5763%11804 Taiwan57523%11663 Suriname56124%01649 Lesotho55918%01620 Brunei5457%01748 Fiji51919%01668 Afghanistan4477%01846 Eswatini42421%01595 Haiti40921%01755 Ghana38813%01690 Tanzania38224%01692 Guyana36330%01591 Monaco35530%21866 Vanuatu34437%01554 Liberia33511%01738 Gabon32929%01742 Senegal32512%11750 Cameroon31421%01758 Laos30925%01594 Curaçao29523%01742 Bahamas25824%01693 Mauritius24920%01665 Cayman Islands24321%01611 Cape Verde24015%01633 Djibouti23716%01687 Qatar22728%01714 Jersey22420%01773 Bermuda21619%01723 Palau20831%01672 Aruba19918%01692 São Tomé & Príncipe17921%01738 Andorra16715%11901 St. Lucia16727%01667 Somalia16714%01768 Congo - Kinshasa16523%01771 Mali15928%01752 Eritrea15720%01804 Rwanda14926%01783 Bhutan14223%01604 Gambia14216%01809 Burkina Faso13812%01694 New Caledonia12610%01685 U.S. Virgin Islands12126%01738 Nauru11913%01729 Solomon Islands11014%01707 Equatorial Guinea10836%01694 Central African Republic10319%01715 Burundi10125%01728 Chad9520%01733 Sierra Leone9223%01707 Seychelles8043%01810 Antigua & Barbuda7632%01735 Niger7616%01636 Liechtenstein6431%01746 Macao SAR China5920%01722 San Marino5515%01723 Comoros5131%01679 Grenada5133%01658 Guernsey4914%01780 St. Vincent & Grenadines4738%01703 Isle of Man422%01788 Dominica4124%01595 Guinea4030%01596 Kiribati373%01719 St. Kitts & Nevis3432%01569 Cambodia2924%01615 Papua New Guinea2821%01774 Belize2711%01713 British Virgin Islands2361%01587 Tonga1644%01578 Greenland1118%01758 Marshall Islands911%0–IndInd10%0–