The map above shows the most popular sport in each country around the world.
I believe the data likely came from Worldpopulationreview.com who have actually compiled data from multiple sources:
Here’s the table:
| Country | Babbel 2021 | Bleacher Report 2008 | Most Popular Sports Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Cricket | Football (soccer) | |
| Albania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Algeria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| American Samoa | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Andorra | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Angola | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Anguilla | Boat Racing | Football (soccer) | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Cricket | Cricket | Cricket |
| Argentina | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Armenia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Skating |
| Australia | Australian Football | Cricket | Australian Football |
| Austria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Azerbaijan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Bahamas | Basketball | Basketball | Tennis |
| Bahrain | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Wrestling |
| Bangladesh | Cricket | Cricket | Football (soccer) |
| Barbados | Cricket | Football (soccer) | |
| Belarus | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Ice Hockey |
| Belgium | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Bhutan | Archery | Archery | |
| Bolivia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Tennis |
| Botswana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Cricket |
| Brazil | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Brunei | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Bulgaria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Burkina Faso | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Burundi | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Cambodia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Cameroon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Canada | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey |
| Cape Verde | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Central African Republic | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Chad | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Chile | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| China | Basketball | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Colombia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Comoros | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Costa Rica | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Water Sports |
| Croatia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Tennis |
| Cuba | Baseball | Baseball | Baseball |
| Cyprus | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Czech Republic | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Ice Hockey |
| Denmark | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Djibouti | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Dominican Republic | Baseball | Baseball | Baseball |
| DR Congo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Wrestling |
| Ecuador | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Wrestling |
| Egypt | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| El Salvador | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Cycling |
| Equatorial Guinea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Eritrea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Estonia | Basketball | Ice Hockey | Cue Sports |
| Eswatini | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Ethiopia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Fiji | Rugby | Rugby | |
| Finland | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey |
| France | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| French Guiana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Gabon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Gambia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Georgia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Germany | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Ghana | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Gibraltar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Greece | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Grenada | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Guadeloupe | Windsurfing | Football (soccer) | |
| Guatemala | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Martial Arts |
| Guinea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Guyana | Cricket | Cricket | |
| Haiti | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Honduras | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Water Sports |
| Hong Kong | Football (soccer) | Basketball | |
| Hungary | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Boxing |
| Iceland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| India | Cricket | Cricket | Cricket |
| Indonesia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Iran | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Iraq | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Ireland | Gaelic Football | Gaelic Football | Football (soccer) |
| Israel | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Italy | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Ivory Coast | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Jamaica | Cricket | Football (soccer) | |
| Japan | Baseball | Baseball | Football (soccer) |
| Jordan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Kazakhstan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Kenya | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Kiribati | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Kuwait | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Laos | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Latvia | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey | Basketball |
| Lebanon | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Wrestling |
| Lesotho | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Liberia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Libya | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Lithuania | Basketball | Basketball | Basketball |
| Luxembourg | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Boxing |
| Madagascar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Malawi | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Malaysia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Maldives | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Mali | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Malta | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Marshall Islands | Basketball | Basketball | |
| Martinique | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Water Sports |
| Mauritania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Mauritius | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Mexico | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Micronesia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Moldova | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Monaco | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Wrestling | Mongolian Wrestling | Motor Sports |
| Montenegro | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Morocco | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Mozambique | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Myanmar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Namibia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Nauru | Australian Football | Australian Football | |
| Nepal | Cricket | Football (soccer) | Tennis |
| Netherlands | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| New Caledonia | Rugby | Football (soccer) | |
| New Zealand | Rugby | Rugby | Rugby |
| Nicaragua | Baseball | Baseball | Boxing |
| Niger | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Nigeria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| North Korea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| North Macedonia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Norway | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Ice Hockey |
| Oman | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Wrestling |
| Pakistan | Cricket | Cricket | Cricket |
| Palau | Baseball | Football (soccer) | |
| Palestine | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Panama | Baseball | Baseball | Water Sports |
| Papua New Guinea | Rugby | Football (soccer) | |
| Paraguay | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Tennis |
| Peru | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Philippines | Basketball | Basketball | Basketball |
| Poland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Portugal | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Puerto Rico | Baseball | Basketball | Basketball |
| Qatar | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Republic of the Congo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Cycling |
| Romania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Russia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Rwanda | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Saint Lucia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Cricket | Football (soccer) | |
| Samoa | Rugby | ||
| San Marino | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Saudi Arabia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Senegal | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Serbia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Seychelles | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Water Sports |
| Sierra Leone | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Singapore | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Slovakia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Slovenia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Martial Arts |
| Solomon Islands | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Somalia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| South Africa | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| South Korea | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| South Sudan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Spain | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Sri Lanka | Cricket | Cricket | Cricket |
| Sudan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Suriname | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Sweden | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Switzerland | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Ice Hockey |
| Syria | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Taiwan | Baseball | Baseball | Basketball |
| Tajikistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Tanzania | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Thailand | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Timor-Leste | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Togo | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Tonga | Rugby | Rugby | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Cricket | Cricket | Wrestling |
| Tunisia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Turkey | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Basketball |
| Turkmenistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Tuvalu | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Uganda | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Ukraine | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| United Arab Emirates | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| United Kingdom | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| United States | American Football (NFL) | American Football (NFL) | American Football (NFL) |
| Uruguay | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Skateboarding |
| Uzbekistan | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
| Vanuatu | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Venezuela | Baseball | Baseball | Baseball |
| Vietnam | Football (soccer) | Tennis | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Rugby | Football (soccer) | |
| Yemen | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Zambia | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) | |
| Zimbabwe | Football (soccer) | Football (soccer) |
The original sources used were: Countrywise Sports Popularity, Babbel Most Popular Sports By Country, and 226 Countries Can’t Be Wrong – Bleacher Report.
What’s the most popular sport in your country?
Graham Friday says
Baseball 4 eva, get outta town NFL bores.