2024 Men’s World Ranking: Australia remains steady at 35th

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have published their 2024 World Rankings for the senior men’s national team program which sees Australia retain their place at 35th overall. The World Ranking is based on the performance of the last four World Championships and the latest Winter Olympics tournament. It however also makes allowances for countries who have been unable to participate, such as Belarus and Russia which are both currently expelled from IIHF competition. In 2024, 55 countries and one region participated in the World Championships with the Czech Republic claiming gold in the Championship division. Canada, who finished the tournament in fourth, retained their number one ranking. In the last ten years, Australia’s best ranking as been 33rd in 2017 and 2021 and their lowest was 36th in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2022.

Australia’s ranking over the past ten years

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
36th	36th	33rd	36th	35th

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
35th	33rd	36th	35th	35th

World Rankings

Rank	Team	Points	+/–
1	Canada	4,100	–
2	Russia	4,065	+1
3	Finland	3,955	–1
4	Czech Republic	3,945	+4
5	Switzerland	3,945	+2
6	United States	3,945	–2
7	Sweden	3,910	–1
8	Germany	3,865	–3
9	Slovakia	3,750	–
10	Latvia	3,660	–
11	Denmark	3,500	–
12	Norway	3,380	–
13	Austria	3,340	+3
14	France	3,325	–1
15	Kazakhstan	3,305	–
16	Belarus	3,245	–2
17	Great Britain	3,095	+3
18	Hungary	3,090	+1
19	Slovenia	3,090	–2
20	Italy	3,025	–2
21	Poland	3,010	+1
22	South Korea	2,875	–1
23	Romania	2,825	–
24	Japan	2,770	+1
25	Lithuania	2,735	–1
26	China	2,675	–
27	Ukraine	2,665	–
28	Estonia	2,570	–
29	Netherlands	2,445	–
30	Spain	2,380	+2
31	Serbia	2,375	–1
32	Croatia	2,350	–1
33	Israel	2,160	–
34	Iceland	2,110	–
35	Australia	1,970	–
36	United Arab Emirates	1,940	+3
37	Bulgaria	1,865	–1
38	Turkey	1,785	–
39	Belgium	1,780	+1
40	Chinese Taipei	1,730	+1
41	New Zealand	1,715	+1
42	Mexico	1,655	–5
43	Thailand	1,530	+1
44	Luxembourg	1,520	–1
45	Kyrgyzstan	1,455	+1
46	Turkmenistan	1,410	–1
47	South Africa	1,325	+2
48	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,305	–
49	Hong Kong	1,275	–2
50	Georgia	1,125	+3
51	Singapore	995	–
52	Kuwait	980	–2
53	Philippines	965	+2
54	Iran	960	–
55	Malaysia	865	–3
56	North Korea	840	–
57	Mongolia	825	–
58	Indonesia	755	–

Further information

• About the IIHF World Ranking on IIHF.com