Most Popular Sport by Country 2023

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Interactive Map Introduction Most Popular Sport by Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Introduction

Sports are found throughout the world. They often involve two or more competing teams or single individuals who share a common goal of attaining victory over one another. The most popular sports in the world all have a few shared attributes.

Every major sport involves mutual cooperation and teamwork, as well as having a shared strategy. Sports players, especially at the professional level, are extremely physically fit and disciplined regarding their preparation and training. This discipline shapes their diet, lifestyle, sleep habits, the quantity and duration of physical exercise, and demands practicing the sport they play regularly.

In order for all of the members of a team to cooperate and play a sport against another team, everybody has to know and abide by the rules of the game that have been mutually agreed upon. Failing to play a sport by the rules often leads to penalties and, if serious enough infractions are committed, players can be punished with monetary penalties or be banned from the sport.

Sporting events are closely aligned with the local and national pride of a country. People love to support their local teams and favorite athletes. Sports fans cheer and get excited when their team scores a point, and even more when the team wins.

To learn more about the most popular sport by country, scroll through the data in the charts.

Country	Most Popular Sport	Olympic Medals (all olympic games)
United States of America	American Football	3,105
Cuba	Baseball	259
Dominican Republic	Baseball	17
Japan	Baseball	690
Nicaragua	Baseball	0
Palau	Baseball	0
Panama	Baseball	3
Puerto Rico	Baseball	14
Taiwan	Baseball	0
Venezuela	Baseball	34
Estonia	Basketball	48
Lithuania	Basketball	40
Marshall Islands	Basketball	0
People's Republic of China	Basketball	898
Philippines	Basketball	15
The Bahamas	Basketball	19
Afghanistan	Cricket	3
Antigua and Barbuda	Cricket	0
Bangladesh	Cricket	0
Barbados	Cricket	1
Guyana	Cricket	1
India	Cricket	58
Jamaica	Cricket	94
Nepal	Cricket	0
Pakistan	Cricket	12
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cricket	0
Sri Lanka	Cricket	3
Trinidad and Tobago	Cricket	22
Canada	Ice Hockey	604
Finland	Ice Hockey	507
Latvia	Ice Hockey	43
Anguilla	Other	0
Australia	Other	636
Bhutan	Other	0
Ireland	Other	45
Mongolia	Other	36
Nauru	Other	1
Fiji	Rugby	4
New Caledonia	Rugby	0
New Zealand	Rugby	160
Papua New Guinea	Rugby	0
Albania	Soccer	0
Algeria	Soccer	22
Andorra	Soccer	1
Angola	Soccer	0
Argentina	Soccer	115
Armenia	Soccer	32
Austria	Soccer	412
Azerbaijan	Soccer	75
Bahrain	Soccer	6
Belarus	Soccer	126
Belgium	Soccer	202
Belize	Soccer	0
Benin	Soccer	0
Bolivia	Soccer	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Soccer	2
Botswana	Soccer	4
Brazil	Soccer	182
Brunei	Soccer	0
Bulgaria	Soccer	246
Burkina Faso	Soccer	1
Burundi	Soccer	4
Cambodia	Soccer	1
Cameroon	Soccer	6
Central African Republic	Soccer	0
Chad	Soccer	0
Chile	Soccer	14
Colombia	Soccer	53
Comoros	Soccer	0
Costa Rica	Soccer	4
Croatia	Soccer	63
Cyprus	Soccer	3
Czech Republic	Soccer	135
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Soccer	0
Denmark	Soccer	232
Djibouti	Soccer	2
East Timor	Soccer	0
Ecuador	Soccer	11
Egypt	Soccer	62
El Salvador	Soccer	1
Equatorial Guinea	Soccer	1
Eritrea	Soccer	4
Ethiopia	Soccer	79
Federated States of Micronesia	Soccer	0
France	Soccer	1,039
Gabon	Soccer	1
Georgia	Soccer	51
Germany	Soccer	1,972
Ghana	Soccer	6
Greece	Soccer	169
Grenada	Soccer	4
Guatemala	Soccer	2
Guinea	Soccer	0
Guinea-Bissau	Soccer	0
Haiti	Soccer	3
Honduras	Soccer	1
Hungary	Soccer	601
Iceland	Soccer	6
Indonesia	Soccer	40
Iran	Soccer	101
Iraq	Soccer	2
Israel	Soccer	23
Italy	Soccer	885
Jordan	Soccer	6
Kazakhstan	Soccer	108
Kenya	Soccer	128
Kosovo	Soccer	4
Kuwait	Soccer	4
Kyrgyzstan	Soccer	14
Laos	Soccer	0
Lebanon	Soccer	5
Lesotho	Soccer	0
Liberia	Soccer	0
Libya	Soccer	0
Liechtenstein	Soccer	11
Luxembourg	Soccer	8
Madagascar	Soccer	0
Malawi	Soccer	0
Malaysia	Soccer	19
Maldives	Soccer	0
Mali	Soccer	0
Malta	Soccer	0
Mauritania	Soccer	0
Mauritius	Soccer	2
Mexico	Soccer	101
Moldova	Soccer	13
Monaco	Soccer	2
Montenegro	Soccer	1
Morocco	Soccer	34
Mozambique	Soccer	2
Myanmar	Soccer	0
Namibia	Soccer	5
Netherlands	Soccer	512
Niger	Soccer	3
Nigeria	Soccer	35
North Korea	Soccer	67
Norway	Soccer	617
Oman	Soccer	0
Palestine	Soccer	0
Paraguay	Soccer	1
Peru	Soccer	7
Poland	Soccer	346
Portugal	Soccer	35
Qatar	Soccer	11
Republic of Macedonia	Soccer	13
Republic of the Congo	Soccer	0
Romania	Soccer	332
Russia	Soccer	1,984
Rwanda	Soccer	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Soccer	0
Saint Lucia	Soccer	1
San Marino	Soccer	3
Saudi Arabia	Soccer	8
Senegal	Soccer	1
Serbia	Soccer	33
Seychelles	Soccer	0
Sierra Leone	Soccer	0
Singapore	Soccer	14
Slovakia	Soccer	57
Slovenia	Soccer	85
Solomon Islands	Soccer	0
Somalia	Soccer	0
South Africa	Soccer	106
South Korea	Soccer	447
South Sudan	Soccer	0
Spain	Soccer	208
Sudan	Soccer	1
Suriname	Soccer	3
Sweden	Soccer	740
Switzerland	Soccer	441
Syria	Soccer	4
São Tomé and Príncipe	Soccer	0
Tajikistan	Soccer	6
Tanzania	Soccer	2
Thailand	Soccer	61
The Gambia	Soccer	0
Togo	Soccer	1
Tunisia	Soccer	20
Turkey	Soccer	134
Turkmenistan	Soccer	2
Uganda	Soccer	15
Ukraine	Soccer	225
United Arab Emirates	Soccer	3
United Kingdom	Soccer	1,036
Uruguay	Soccer	11
Uzbekistan	Soccer	66
Vanuatu	Soccer	0
Vietnam	Soccer	14
Yemen	Soccer	0
Zambia	Soccer	5
Zimbabwe	Soccer	8
Eswatini	Soccer	0