Top Performing Countries in Volleyball as of 2025
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Do you want to know what are 10 top performing men’s and women’s national teams in volleyball as of 2025 according to FIVB rankings?
Have you ever wondered what’s the ranking system used to rank the men’s and women’s national volleyball teams by international volleyball federation?
If you want to know all about it, keep reading!
Every year, the international volleyball federation (FIVB) releases the yearly rankings for the top performing international volleyball teams in both men’s and women’s category. I’ve previously talked about the 2023 and 2024 FIVB rankings for men’s and women’s international volleyball teams and it provides a clear overview on where each team stands in terms of their performance during that particular year.
You need to remember that just like any other team sport, volleyball also has a ranking system and the international volleyball federation provides regular update on the top performing countries of the sport.
In this post, I’ll be discussing about the top performing countries in volleyball as of 2024 and the ranking system used by FIVB to rank the international volleyball teams.
Without any further delay, let’s get started!
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Top Performing Countries in Volleyball as of 2024
Ranking System Followed by International Volleyball Federation to Rank the national teams in Volleyball
The international volleyball federation follows a straightforward ranking system to rank all its member nation volleyball teams.
The ranking is provided based on the game results of the teams and the most successful ones will be ranked at the top.
A points system is followed and points being awarded depending on the results of all FIVB recognized international volleyball matches.
10 Top Performing Men’s National Teams in Volleyball as of 2025
Here are 10 top performing men’s national teams as of 2025.
- Poland,
- Italy,
- Brazil,
- France,
- USA,
- Slovenia,
- Japan,
- Argentina,
- Bulgaria,
- And Canada.
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10 Top Performing Women’s National Teams in Volleyball as of 2025
Here are 10 top performing women’s national teams as of 2025.
- Italy,
- Brazil,
- Türkiye,,
- Poland,
- Japan,
- China,
- USA,
- Netherlands,
- Serbia,
- And Germany.
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What are the 2025 Top 5 Men’s National Volleyball Team’s FIVB Ranking Scores?
Here are the FIVB ranking scores of 2025’s top 5 men’s volleyball national teams.
- Poland, 390.96.
- Italy, 385.02.
- Brazil, 338.40.
- France, 328.22.
- USA, 324.35.
How Many Countries are Ranked in 2025’s FIVB Ranking List in men’s and women’s category?
According to the latest update by FIVB on October 13, 2025, only top 50 national volleyball team’s rankings were released for both men’s and women’s categories. So, I am unable to state the exact number of national men’s and women’s volleyball teams got ranked.
What are the FIVB Ranking Scores of Top 5 Women’s National Volleyball Teams in 2025?
Here are the FIVB Ranking Scores of top 5 women’s national volleyball teams in 2025.
- Italy, 484.15.
- Brazil, 428.00.
- Türkiye,, 368.09.
- Poland, 359.85.
- Japan, 346.26.
Conclusion
I hope that you now have a clear idea about the top performing countries as of 2025 in both men’s and women’s volleyball.
When these teams play in major volleyball championships and tournaments, the viewership is significantly higher and the matches they take part are exciting to watch as well.
Now, it’s your turn.
What’s one match that stands out to you in either men’s or women’s volleyball?
Would you like to add your thoughts about the rankings?
Share them away in the comments section below!
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This is really interesting and I’m actually quite surprised not to see South Africa in the top 10 – I’m originally from South Africa (now living in the UK) but they play quite a lot of Volleyball out there ,esepically as we have such good weather and South Africans are a very sporty nation – hopefully they can get into the top 10 in the future
Laura x
Hi laura, thank you very much for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting to read about. Although South Africa isn’t in the FIVB rankings top 10 list for 2025, they are certainly within top 50.
Very interesting read!
Hi Dusty, thank you very much!
This was such an interesting read. I’ve always enjoyed Olympic volleyball, so seeing how each country ranks this year was fascinating.
Hi Rebekah Winscott, thanks for your comment. Pretty glad to know that you enjoy watching Olympic volleyball matches.
I don’t know much about volleyball. My daughter played it in high school, so I found this truly interesting.
Hi StarTraci, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting and your daughter played volleyball during her high school days.
Great roundup of the top countries. I wonder where the UK is on the list?
Hi Rebecca, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting. Unfortunately. the UK does not feature in the international volleyball federation (FIVB’s) 2025 rankings.
I’m rooting for Germany to climb the ladder again. Thanks for sharing the list.
Hi Dee, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you are supporting Germany to climb up the rankings.
Such an interesting list of countries. I definitely feel like it is more popular elsewhere. I always find it interesting where sports are most popular.
Hi Marysa, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting.
I had no idea volleyball was this huge a thing. Wow.
Hi Mary Ann, volleyball is the third popular sport in the world.
It’s interesting to see the FIVB rankings for 2025 laid out so clearly. Poland and Italy are looking strong! I need to share this with my cousin who is a Volleyball player.
Hi Everything Enchanting, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting to read. Poland and Italy are consistently top performing teams in volleyball. Convey my best wishes to your cousin!
It’s nice to see the States in the mix. Volleyball is another sport that’s finally starting to get some major popularity in this country.
Hi Ben, thanks for your comment. USA is one of the top performing countries in the sport. Volleyball is the third popular sport in the world.
Really enjoyed your roundup of the top countries in volleyball. The way you broke down both men’s and women’s rankings made it easy to follow and gave me new teams to watch.
Hi Kat, thank you so very much!
I love how you break down the global rankings. This gives real insight into volleyball’s powerhouses!
Hi Heather, thank you very much!
I had a funny feeling Poland was going to be high, lovely to see some that I wouldn’t of thought
Hi Kira, glad to know that!
wow I didn’t even know some of these countries were well known for volleyball
Hi Elisa, glad to know that you learned something new about volleyball from this post.
It is really interesting to hear about the top preforming countries! It’s something to really look out for.
Hi Jupiter Hadley, glad to know that you found this post interesting.
That’s interesting, I never thought about which countries performed better in volleyball. It is interesting to see that women and men from Italy are at the top end.
Hi Melanie E, thank you so much! Italy is one of the consistently top performing countries in volleyball.
If you asked me to guess the top teams I don’t think I’d have gotten many of them right. It’s so interesting to see which countries excel x
Hi Rhian Scammell, glad to know that!
It’s always interesting to see where countries rank for a sport, and which are the top performers!
I’m from the USA and it’s great to see there’s so much support for volleyball on both the men’s and women’s side.
Hi Katherine Moon, USA is one of the top performing volleyball teams in both the men’s and women’s category. Happy to here that there’s a lot of support for volleyball in the country!
I would never have thought Poland would be top I thought USA would be at the top of the list. Very interesting UK need to start working hard to get on the list
Hi Samantha Donnelly, I agree and UK is steadily growing the rankings.
Wow! Thanks for this, so many learnings. I didn’t know this, and it was a great learning experience to know more about Volleyball.
Hi Marie Cris Angeles, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post helpful.
I had no idea which teams were top. This was very cool to read. Well done to all of these countries, especially Poland. That is amazing.
Hi Yeah Lifestyle, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting to read about.
USA men and women’s teams seem like they’re doing pretty well. They’re middle of the road, but they’re getting better
Hi Claudia, I totally agree with your points!
Things have changed a little since you gave us last year’s rankings. I love your content!
Hi Beth, thank you so very much! Means a lot!
This is so interesting! It’s useful to understand how the international volleyball federation conduct their rankings.
Hi claire chircop, thanks for your comment. Glad to know that you found this post interesting to read.
Poland! Wow…I had no idea…This is amazing…There are almost the same countries for men and women. It is amazing when a sport is supported nationally; it makes a difference.
Hi Karen, thanks for your comment. I agree with your last point. Glad to know that you found this post interesting.