List of participating nations at the Winter Paralympic Games

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This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Winter Paralympic Games between 1976 and 2022. The Winter Paralympic Games have been held every four years (once during each Paralympiad) since 1976,and in 1994 when the Winter Games were moved to the middle of the Paralympiad, two years after the previous Games. 61 NPCs (56 of the current 174 NPCs and 5 obsolete NPCs) have participated in at least one Winter Games, and eight nations (Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland) have participated in all eleven Winter Games to date. Including continuity from Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also been represented in every edition.

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76 In the table headings, indicates the Games year
Participated in the specified Games
HHost nation for the specified Games
 NPC superseded or preceded by other NPC(s) during these years

Alphabetical list

Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U Total
ACode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra AND
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ARG
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia ARM Soviet Union EUN
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia AUS
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria AUTHH
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan AZE Soviet Union EUN
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Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BLR Soviet Union EUN
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BEL
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Yugoslavia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil BRA
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BUL
CCode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CANH
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CHI
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CHN
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia CRO Yugoslavia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic CZE Czechoslovakia
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia TCH
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Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DEN
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Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia EST Soviet Union
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Flag of Finland.svg  Finland FIN
Flag of France.svg  France FRAH
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Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GEO Soviet Union EUN
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany GER
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany FRG
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain GBR
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece GRE
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary HUN
ICode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland ISL
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran IRI
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel ISR
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ITAH
JCode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan JPNH
KCode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan KAZ Soviet Union EUN
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea KORH
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Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia LAT Soviet Union
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein LIE
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LTU Soviet Union
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Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico MEX
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia MGL
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Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NED
Paralympic flag.svg  Neutral Paralympic Athletes NPA
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand NZL
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NORHH
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea PRK
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Flag of Poland.svg  Poland POL
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico PUR
RCode76808488929498020610141822
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania ROU
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RUS Soviet Union EUN H NPA
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team EUN
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union URS EUN
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Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia SRB Yugoslavia
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia YUG
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia SVK Czechoslovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia SLO Yugoslavia
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa RSA
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ESP
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SWEH
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland SUI
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Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan TJK Soviet Union EUN
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TUR
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Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda UGA
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UKR Soviet Union EUN
Flag of the United States.svg  United States USAH
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan UZB Soviet Union EUN
Total16182122243132363944454946

Nations that have never competed

118 of the 174 active NPCs have yet to compete in a Winter Paralympics.

NationCode
Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan AFG
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania ALB
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ALG
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola ANG
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda ANT
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba ARU
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas BAH
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain BRN
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh BAN
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados BAR
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin BEN
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda BER
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana BOT
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei BRU
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso BUR
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi BDI
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia CAM
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon CMR
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde CPV
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic CAF
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Chinese Taipei TPE
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia COL
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros COM
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo CGO
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo COD
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica CRC
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast CIV
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba CUB
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus CYP
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti DJI
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DOM
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador ECU
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt EGY
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador ESA
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia ETH
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands FRO
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji FIJ
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon GAB
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia GAM
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana GHA
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala GUA
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea GUI
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau GBS
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti HAI
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras HON
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong HKG
Flag of India.svg  India IND
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia INA
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq IRQ
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland IRL
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica JAM
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan JOR
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya KEN
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait KUW
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos LAO
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon LIB
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho LES
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia LBR
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya LBA
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LUX
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau MAC
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia MKD
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar MAD
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi MAW
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia MAS
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali MLI
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta MLT
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania MTN
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius MRI
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova MDA
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro MNE
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MAR
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique MOZ
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar MYA
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia NAM
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal NEP
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua NCA
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger NIG
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria NGR
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman OMA
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PAK
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine PLE
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama PAN
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea PNG
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru PER
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines PHI
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal POR
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar QAT
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda RWA
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa SAM
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino SMR
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe STP
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia KSA
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal SEN
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles SEY
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone SLE
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore SIN
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands SOL
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia SOM
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka SRI
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan SUD
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname SUR
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria SYR
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania TAN
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand THA
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor TLS
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo TOG
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga TGA
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago TRI
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia TUN
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan TKM
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates UAE
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay URU
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu VAN
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela VEN
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam VIE
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands ISV
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen YEM
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia ZAM
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe ZIM

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