The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the World Netball Championships, and released after the conclusion of each event, every four years. [1] A new ranking system was implemented on 11 February 2008, wherein teams are ranked based on international tests played in the last four years. Teams appear on the rankings list once they have played eight international test matches.
Australia and New Zealand have dominated the world rankings in previous years and they are the only two netball nations to have ever held the number one world ranking since its introduction in 2009. In 2018, England became the first team to be ranked in the top two outside of Australia and New Zealand, after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. [2]
| World Netball Rankings (Top 20) As of 10 December 2023 [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Change | Team | Rating |
| 1 |  |  Australia | 206 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 194 |
| 3 | |  England | 183 |
| 4 | |  Jamaica | 182 |
| 5 | |  South Africa | 157 |
| 6 | |  Malawi | 129 |
| 7 | |  Uganda | 124 |
| 8 | |  Tonga | 124 |
| 9 | |  Wales | 117 |
| 10 | |  Scotland | 106 |
| 11 | |  Trinidad and Tobago | 94 |
| 12 | |  Northern Ireland | 88 |
| 13 | |  Zimbabwe | 86 |
| 14 | |  Barbados | 78 |
| 15 | |  Zambia | 76 |
| 16 |  2 |  Fiji | 73 |
| 17 |  1 |  Samoa | 70 |
| 18 | 1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69 |
| 19 | 2 |  Grenada | 64 |
| 20 | 2 |  Namibia | 59 |
All test matches played by a team in the last four years, including matches in the Netball World Cup and Commonwealth Games, are considered in the calculation. The ranking of teams is determined by comparing teams' ratings, which is the average points earned per match in the last four years. [4]
Teams earn points for each match, with the specific amount determined based on the outcome of the match (win or loss) and the rating of their opponents. [4]
A team's rating always increases following a victory and decreases after a loss. However, winning against a higher-ranked team increases a team's rating more and losing against a lower-ranked team decreases a team's rating more.
In the calculation of a team's rating, the points earned for each game are weighted based on the time the match was played. [4]
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