Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

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This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. Highlighted rows indicate those entries in which the three-letter codes differ from circumstance to circumstance.

This list only includes nations or territories that have been assigned at least one of these three types of country codes. For a more complete list of countries, see list of countries.

Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan AFG AFG AFG
Flag of Åland Islands Åland Islands ALA
Flag of Albania Albania ALB ALB ALB
Flag of Algeria Algeria ALG ALG DZA
Flag of American Samoa American Samoa[1] ASA ASA ASM
Flag of Andorra Andorra AND AND AND
Flag of Angola Angola ANG ANG AGO
Flag of Anguilla Anguilla AIA AIA
Flag of Antarctica Antarctica ATA
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda ANT ATG ATG
Flag of Argentina Argentina ARG ARG ARG
Flag of Armenia Armenia ARM ARM ARM
Flag of Aruba Aruba ARU ARU ABW
Flag of Australia Australia AUS AUS AUS
Flag of Austria Austria AUT AUT AUT
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZE AZE AZE
Flag of the Bahamas The Bahamas BAH BAH BHS
Flag of Bahrain Bahrain BRN BHR BHR
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh BAN BAN BGD
Flag of Barbados Barbados BAR BRB BRB
Flag of Belarus Belarus BLR BLR BLR
Flag of Belgium Belgium BEL BEL BEL
Flag of Belize Belize BIZ BLZ BLZ
Flag of Benin Benin BEN BEN BEN
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda BER BER BMU
Flag of Bhutan Bhutan BHU BHU BTN
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia BOL BOL BOL
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH BIH BIH
Flag of Botswana Botswana BOT BOT BWA
Flag of Norway Bouvet Island BVT
Flag of Brazil Brazil BRA BRA BRA
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory IOT
Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands[2] IVB VGB VGB
Flag of Brunei Brunei BRU BRU BRN
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria BUL BUL BGR
Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BUR BFA BFA
Flag of Burundi Burundi BDI BDI BDI
Flag of Cambodia Cambodia CAM CAM KHM
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon CMR CMR CMR
Flag of Canada Canada CAN CAN CAN
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde CPV CPV CPV
Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands CAY CAY CYM
Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic CAF CTA CAF
Flag of Chad Chad CHA CHA TCD
Flag of Chile Chile CHI CHI CHL
Flag of the People's Republic of China China, People's Republic of[3] CHN CHN CHN
Flag of Christmas Island Christmas Island CXR
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands CCK
Flag of Colombia Colombia COL COL COL
Flag of the Comoros Comoros COM COM COM
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the[4] COD COD COD
Flag of the Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of[5] CGO CGO COG
Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands COK COK COK
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica CRC CRC CRI
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire CIV CIV CIV
Flag of Croatia Croatia CRO CRO HRV
Flag of Cuba Cuba CUB CUB CUB
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus CYP CYP CYP
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic CZE CZE CZE
Flag of Denmark Denmark DEN DEN DNK
Flag of Djibouti Djibouti DJI DJI DJI
Flag of Dominica Dominica[6] DMA DMA DMA
Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[7] DOM DOM DOM
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador ECU ECU ECU
Flag of Egypt Egypt EGY EGY EGY
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador ESA SLV SLV
Flag of England England ENG [8]
Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea GEQ EQG GNQ
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea ERI ERI ERI
Flag of Estonia Estonia EST EST EST
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia ETH ETH ETH
Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands FLK
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands FRO FRO
Flag of Fiji Fiji FIJ FIJ FJI
Flag of Finland Finland FIN FIN FIN
Flag of France France FRA FRA FRA
Flag of French Guiana French Guiana GUF
Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia TAH PYF
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands ATF
Flag of Gabon Gabon GAB GAB GAB
Flag of The Gambia The Gambia GAM GAM GMB
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia GEO GEO GEO
Flag of Germany Germany GER GER DEU
Flag of Ghana Ghana GHA GHA GHA
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar GIB
Flag of Greece Greece GRE GRE GRC
Flag of Greenland Greenland GRL
Flag of Grenada Grenada GRN GRN GRD
Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe GPE GLP
Flag of Guam Guam GUM GUM GUM
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala GUA GUA GTM
Flag of Guernsey Guernsey GGY[9]
Flag of Guinea Guinea GUI GUI GIN
Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GBS GNB GNB
Flag of Guyana Guyana GUY GUY GUY
Flag of Haiti Haiti HAI HAI HTI
Flag of Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands HMD
Flag of Honduras Honduras HON HON HND
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong[10] HKG HKG HKG
Flag of Hungary Hungary HUN HUN HUN
Flag of Iceland Iceland ISL ISL ISL
Flag of India India IND IND IND
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia INA IDN IDN
Flag of Iran Iran IRI IRN IRN
Flag of Iraq Iraq IRQ IRQ IRQ
Flag of Ireland Ireland[11] IRL IRL IRL
Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man IMN[12]
Flag of Israel Israel ISR ISR ISR
Flag of Italy Italy ITA ITA ITA
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica JAM JAM JAM
Flag of Japan Japan JPN JPN JPN
Flag of Jersey Jersey JEY[13]
Flag of Jordan Jordan JOR JOR JOR
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KAZ KAZ KAZ
Flag of Kenya Kenya KEN KEN KEN
Flag of Kiribati Kiribati KIR KIR
Flag of North Korea Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North)[14] PRK PRK PRK
Flag of South Korea Korea, Republic of (South)[15] KOR KOR KOR
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait KUW KUW KWT
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KGZ KGZ KGZ
Flag of Laos Laos LAO LAO LAO
Flag of Latvia Latvia LAT LVA LVA
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon LIB LIB LBN
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho LES LES LSO
Flag of Liberia Liberia LBR LBR LBR
Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO
Flag of Libya Libya LBA LBY LBY
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein LIE LIE LIE
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania LTU LTU LTU
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg LUX LUX LUX
Flag of Macau Macau[16] MAC MAC
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia[17] MKD MKD MKD
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar MAD MAD MDG
Flag of Malawi Malawi MAW MWI MWI
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia MAS MAS MYS
Flag of the Maldives Maldives MDV MDV MDV
Flag of Mali Mali MLI MLI MLI
Flag of Malta Malta MLT MLT MLT
Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MHL MHL
Flag of Martinique Martinique MTQ MTQ
Flag of Mauritania Mauritania MTN MTN MRT
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius MRI MRI MUS
Flag of Mayotte Mayotte MYT
Flag of Mexico Mexico MEX MEX MEX
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia, Federated States of FSM FSM FSM
Flag of Moldova Moldova MDA MDA MDA
Flag of Monaco Monaco MON MCO
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia MGL MGL MNG
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro MNE MNE MNE
Flag of Montserrat Montserrat MSR MSR
Flag of Morocco Morocco MAR MAR MAR
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique MOZ MOZ MOZ
Flag of Burma Myanmar MYA MYA MMR
Flag of Namibia Namibia NAM NAM NAM
Flag of Nauru Nauru NRU NRU
Flag of Nepal Nepal NEP NEP NPL
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands NED NED NLD
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles AHO ANT ANT
Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia NCL NCL
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand NZL NZL NZL
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua NCA NCA NIC
Flag of Niger Niger NIG NIG NER
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria NGR NGA NGA
Flag of Niue Niue NIU
Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NFK
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland NIR [18]
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands MNP
Flag of Norway Norway NOR NOR NOR
Flag of Oman Oman OMA OMA OMN
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan PAK PAK PAK
Flag of Palau Palau PLW PLW
Palestinian flag Palestinian Authority PLE PLE PSE
Flag of Panama Panama PAN PAN PAN
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PNG PNG PNG
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay PAR PAR PRY
Flag of Peru Peru PER PER PER
Flag of the Philippines Philippines PHI PHI PHL
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands PCN
Flag of Poland Poland POL POL POL
Flag of Portugal Portugal POR POR PRT
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico PUR PUR PRI
Flag of Qatar Qatar QAT QAT QAT
Flag of Réunion Réunion REU
Flag of Romania Romania ROU ROU ROU
Flag of Russia Russia RUS RUS RUS
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda RWA RWA RWA
Flag of Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy BLM
Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena SHN
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN SKN KNA
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LCA LCA LCA
Flag of Saint Martin (France) Saint Martin MAF
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon SPM
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN VIN VCT
Flag of Samoa Samoa[1] SAM SAM WSM
Flag of San Marino San Marino SMR SMR SMR
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe STP STP STP
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia KSA KSA SAU
Flag of Scotland Scotland SCO [19]
Flag of Senegal Senegal SEN SEN SEN
Flag of Serbia Serbia SRB SRB SRB
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles SEY SEY SYC
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SLE SLE SLE
Flag of Singapore Singapore SIN SIN SGP
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia SVK SVK SVK
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia SLO SVN SVN
Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SOL SOL SLB
Flag of Somalia Somalia SOM SOM SOM
Flag of South Africa South Africa RSA RSA ZAF
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SGS
Flag of Spain Spain ESP ESP ESP
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka SRI SRI LKA
Flag of Sudan Sudan SUD SUD SDN
Flag of Suriname Suriname SUR SUR SUR
Flag of Norway Svalbard and Jan Mayen SJM
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland SWZ SWZ SWZ
Flag of Sweden Sweden SWE SWE SWE
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland SUI SUI CHE
Flag of Syria Syria SYR SYR SYR
Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan)[20] TPE TPE TWN
Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan TJK TJK TJK
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania TAN TAN TZA
Flag of Thailand Thailand THA THA THA
Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste[21] TLS TLS TLS
Flag of Togo Togo TOG TOG TGO
Flag of Tokelau Tokelau TKL
Flag of Tonga Tonga TGA TGA TON
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TRI TRI TTO
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia TUN TUN TUN
Flag of Turkey Turkey TUR TUR TUR
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TKM TKM TKM
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands TCA TCA
Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu TUV TUV
Flag of Uganda Uganda UGA UGA UGA
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine UKR UKR UKR
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates UAE UAE ARE
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom[22] GBR GBR
Flag of the United States United States USA USA USA
Flag of the United States United States Minor Outlying Islands UMI
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands[23] ISV VIR VIR
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay URU URU URY
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZB UZB UZB
Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu VAN VAN VUT
Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City State VAT
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela VEN VEN VEN
Flag of Vietnam Vietnam VIE VIE VNM
Flag of Wales Wales WAL [24]
Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna WLF
Flag of Western Sahara Western Sahara ESH
Flag of Yemen Yemen YEM YEM YEM
Flag of Zambia Zambia ZAM ZAM ZMB
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZIM ZIM ZWE
  1. ^ a b The name "Samoa" as political sense contains only the Independent States of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.
  2. ^ In Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands not British Virgin Islands.
  3. ^ Mainland China (People's Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau) is designated as the "People's Republic of China", shortenly "China" in Olympic Games, and as "China PR", shortenly "China" in football matches.
  4. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is shortenly designated as the "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches.
  5. ^ The Republic of the Congo is shortenly designated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  6. ^ The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is shortenly designated as "Dominica" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  7. ^ The Dominican Republic is NOT shortenly designated as "Dominica" but the "Dominican Republic" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  8. ^ "GB-ENG" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  9. ^ "GB-GSY" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  10. ^ Hong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Hong Kong" by FIFA and AFC.
  11. ^ It coveres only the Republic of Ireland in the Olympic Games and football matches. In FIFA, the name "Republic of Ireland" is used in order to distinguish from Ireland as a former home nation of the United Kingdom.
  12. ^ "GB-IOM" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  13. ^ "GB-JSY" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  14. ^ North Korea is designated as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", shortenly "DPRK" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea DPR" in football matches.
  15. ^ South Korea is designated as "Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches.
  16. ^ Macau is designated as "Macau, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Macau" by FIFA and AFC.
  17. ^ The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia) is designated as the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", shortenly the "FYR Macedonia" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Macedonia naming dispute.
  18. ^ "GB-NIR" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  19. ^ "GB-SCT" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
  20. ^ TW and TWN is defined as "Taiwan, Province of China" in the ISO 3166 codes list. The Republic of China is designated as "Chinese Taipei" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Chinese Taipei and the Political status of Taiwan.
  21. ^ Timor-Leste is generally known as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.
  22. ^ The United Kingdom's short names generally used in the Olympic Games are "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" or just "Great Britain" not the "United Kingdom".[citation needed]
  23. ^ United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.
  24. ^ "GB-WLS" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.