On December 6, 2006, the World Curling Federation (WCF) created a World Ranking of curling countries much like FIFA's World ranking. The WCF created it in an effort to keep track and list success' accomplished by the 45 members of the association, at the various major events which are held throughout the curling season, events which include the Winter Olympics, World Curling Championships, and Pacific Curling Championships. Points are assigned to the Top placed participants at each event. The rankings were designed by former 1988 Winter Olympian Patrick Hürlimann.
| as of 10 December 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Rank |
Country | Points | 2010–11 Final |
Change |
| 1 | Canada | 874 | 1 | = |
| 2 | Norway | 674 | 2 | = |
| 3 | Scotland United Kingdom |
634 | 3 | = |
| 4 | Switzerland | 520 | 4 | = |
| 5 | Sweden | 489 | 5 | = |
| 6 | Germany | 441 | 6 | = |
| 7 | France | 483 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | United States | 344 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | China | 342 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Denmark | 334 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 192 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 141 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Korea | 128 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Finland | 122 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | Australia | 120 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | Russia | 115 | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | New Zealand | 109 | 17 | = |
| 18 | Ireland | 107 | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | Latvia | 105 | 21 | 2 |
| 20 | Hungary | 88 | 23 | 3 |
| Japan | 88 | 16 | 4 | |
| 22 | Netherlands | 87 | 20 | 2 |
| 23 | England | 81 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | Wales | 71 | 22 | 2 |
| 25 | Spain | 69 | 24 | 1 |
| 26 | Belgium | 67 | 26 | = |
| 27 | Austria | 54 | 28 | 1 |
| 28 | Estonia | 62 | 28 | = |
| 29 | Slovakia | 54 | 27 | 2 |
| 30 | Poland | 48 | 31 | 1 |
| 31 | Chinese Taipei | 44 | 30 | 1 |
| 32 | Croatia | 33 | 32 | = |
| 33 | Lithuania | 32 | 36 | 3 |
| 34 | Belarus | 26 | 34 | = |
| 35 | Greece | 28 | 33 | 2 |
| 36 | Iceland | 18 | 37 | 1 |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 17 | 34 | 3 |
| 38 | Serbia | 14 | 38 | = |
| 39 | Turkey | 10 | 40 | 1 |
| Brazil | 10 | 39 | = | |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 7 | 41 | = |
| 42 | Romania | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| 43 | Andorra | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 43 | = | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 42 | 1 | |
| 46 | Armenia | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| as of 10 December 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Rank |
Country | Points | 2010–11 Final |
Change |
| 1 | Sweden | 755 | 1 | = |
| 2 | Canada | 738 | 2 | = |
| 3 | China | 646 | 3 | = |
| 4 | Denmark | 528 | 4 | = |
| 5 | Switzerland | 494 | 5 | = |
| 6 | Germany | 482 | 6 | = |
| 7 | Scotland United Kingdom |
447 | 7 | = |
| 8 | USA | 378 | 8 | = |
| 9 | Russia | 371 | 9 | = |
| 10 | Japan | 275 | 10 | = |
| 11 | Norway | 183 | 11 | = |
| 12 | Korea | 167 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 149 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy | 148 | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | Latvia | 124 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | Finland | 120 | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary | 104 | 20 | 3 |
| 18 | Austria | 102 | 19 | 1 |
| 19 | England | 101 | 18 | 1 |
| 20 | New Zealand | 99 | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 82 | 16 | 5 |
| 22 | Estonia | 80 | 22 | = |
| 23 | Slovakia | 73 | 26 | 3 |
| 24 | Poland | 71 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Spain | 61 | 23 | 2 |
| 26 | Wales | 50 | 28 | 2 |
| 27 | Australia | 46 | 24 | = |
| 28 | Croatia | 45 | 27 | 1 |
| 29 | Ireland | 41 | 30 | 1 |
| 30 | France | 38 | 29 | 1 |
| 31 | Turkey | 28 | 31 | = |
| 32 | Serbia | 17 | 33 | 1 |
| 33 | Belarus | 12 | 37 | 4 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 10 | 37 | 3 |
| 35 | Romania | 9 | 37 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 31 | 4 | |
| 37 | Belgium | 8 | 36 | = |
| 38 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 34 | 4 |
| 39 | Andorra | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Armenia | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 35 | 4 | |
| Greece | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Iceland | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
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