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Sports > Chess > International Masters per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of International Masters in chess, by country. International Master is the second highest recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IcelandIceland 36.21 2006
2 CroatiaCroatia 12.39 2006
3 AndorraAndorra 12.21 2006
4 SloveniaSlovenia 11.96 2006
5 HungaryHungary 9.83 2006
6 EstoniaEstonia 8.93 2006
7 ArmeniaArmenia 7.33 2006
8 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.59 2006
9 BulgariaBulgaria 6.1 2006
10 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5.94 2006
11 DenmarkDenmark 5.89 2006
12 IsraelIsrael 5.81 2006
13 MoldovaMoldova 5.58 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.32 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.17 2006
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 4.49 2006
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 4.47 2006
14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 4.23 2006
15 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4.13 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4.12 2006
16 AustriaAustria 4.11 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 3.92 2006
17 LithuaniaLithuania 3.83 2006
18 BarbadosBarbados 3.64 2006
19 UkraineUkraine 3.61 2006
20 SwedenSweden 3.52 2006
21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.47 2006
22 FinlandFinland 3.42 2006
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 3.36 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.36 2006
24 RomaniaRomania 3.29 2006
25 CubaCuba 3.27 2006
26 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.15 2006
27 QatarQatar 3.1 2006
28 LatviaLatvia 3.06 2006
29 NorwayNorway 3 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2.94 2006
30 RussiaRussia 2.93 2006
31 BelarusBelarus 2.81 2006
32 GermanyGermany 2.26 2006
33 PolandPoland 2.12 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1.98 2006
34 SingaporeSingapore 1.82 2006
35 GreeceGreece 1.79 2006
36 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.77 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1.65 2006
37 SpainSpain 1.59 2006
38 MongoliaMongolia 1.56 2006
39 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.44 2006
40 IrelandIreland 1.41 2006
41 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.37 2006
42 ArgentinaArgentina 1.28 2006
43 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.19 2006
44 BelgiumBelgium 1.14 2006
45 FranceFrance 1.05 2006
46 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.04 2006
47 PortugalPortugal 1.04 2006
48 AlbaniaAlbania 0.944 2006
49 UruguayUruguay 0.901 2006
50 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.82 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.795 2006
51 AustraliaAustralia 0.773 2006
52 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.767 2006
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.714 2006
53 CanadaCanada 0.675 2006
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.636 2006
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.577 2006
54 EcuadorEcuador 0.57 2006
55 ChileChile 0.545 2006
56 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.526 2006
57 ColombiaColombia 0.479 2006
58 ItalyItaly 0.441 2006
59 TajikistanTajikistan 0.431 2006
60 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.405 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.372 2006
61 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.362 2006
62 AngolaAngola 0.35 2006
63 EgyptEgypt 0.343 2006
64 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.34 2006
65 ParaguayParaguay 0.333 2006
66 United StatesUnited States 0.332 2006
67 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.328 2006
68 PeruPeru 0.321 2006
69 TunisiaTunisia 0.296 2006
70 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.29 2006
71 LebanonLebanon 0.245 2006
72 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.236 2006
73 MexicoMexico 0.223 2006
74 BoliviaBolivia 0.21 2006
75 ZambiaZambia 0.17 2006
76 SyriaSyria 0.16 2006
77 TurkeyTurkey 0.146 2006
78 IraqIraq 0.143 2006
79 HondurasHonduras 0.142 2006
80 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.126 2006
81 BrazilBrazil 0.112 2006
82 YemenYemen 0.0968 2006
83 IranIran 0.0845 2006
84 BurmaBurma 0.0792 2006
85 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.077 2006
86 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.076 2006
87 VietnamVietnam 0.048 2006
88 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.0395 2006
89 IndiaIndia 0.0394 2006
90 MoroccoMorocco 0.0329 2006
91 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0276 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.0199 2006
92 PakistanPakistan 0.0124 2006
93 ChinaChina 0.00915 2006
94 JapanJapan 0.00783 2006
=95 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2006
=95 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2006
=95 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2006
=95 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2006
=95 LibyaLibya 0.0 2006
=95 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2006
=95 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2006
=95 PanamaPanama 0.0 2006
=95 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2006
=95 ThailandThailand 0.0 2006
=95 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2006
=95 FijiFiji 0.0 2006
=95 SudanSudan 0.0 2006
=95 NepalNepal 0.0 2006
=95 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2006
=95 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 2006
=95 JordanJordan 0.0 2006
=95 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2006
=95 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2006
=95 ArubaAruba 0.0 2006
=95 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2006
=95 MacauMacau 0.0 2006
=95 KenyaKenya 0.0 2006
=95 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2006
=95 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2006
=95 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2006
=95 UgandaUganda 0.0 2006
=95 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2006
=95 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2006
=95 MaltaMalta 0.0 2006
=95 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2006
=95 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2006
=95 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2006

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