World Cup Appearances
This table shows the number of World Cup Appearances for each country per head of population. It is ranked by population divided by World Cup appearances (up to and including the 2014 tournament) and then by number of World Cup appearances. Countries that have appeared as part of another nation are dealt with as per FIFA’s recommendations.
| Apps. | Population | Pop per App. | ||
| 1 | Uruguay | 12 | 3,286,314 | 273,860 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1,810,863 | 603,621 |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 5,295,000 | 661,875 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 10 | 8,112,200 | 811,220 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 8 | 6,783,374 | 847,922 |
| 6 | Sweden | 11 | 9,651,531 | 877,412 |
| 7 | Belgium | 12 | 11,132,269 | 927,689 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 2 | 2,061,842 | 1,030,921 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 7 | 7,282,041 | 1,040,292 |
| 10 | Croatia | 4 | 4,290,612 | 1,072,653 |
| 11 | Hungary | 9 | 9,906,000 | 1,100,667 |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 4 | 4,667,096 | 1,166,774 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 9 | 10,513,800 | 1,168,200 |
| 14 | Austria | 7 | 8,504,850 | 1,214,979 |
| 15 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | 1,328,019 | 1,328,019 |
| 16 | Denmark | 4 | 5,627,235 | 1,406,809 |
| 17 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 4,593,100 | 1,531,033 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 10 | 16,840,600 | 1,684,060 |
| 19 | Norway | 3 | 5,109,056 | 1,703,019 |
| 20 | Portugal | 6 | 10,487,289 | 1,747,882 |
| 21 | Chile | 8 | 16,341,929 | 2,042,741 |
| 22 | Yugoslavia | 11 | 23,724,919 | 2,156,811 |
| 23 | New Zealand | 2 | 4,516,270 | 2,258,135 |
| 24 | Argentina | 16 | 41,660,096 | 2,603,756 |
| 25 | Jamaica | 1 | 2,711,476 | 2,711,476 |
| 26 | Tunisia | 4 | 10,886,500 | 2,721,625 |
| 27 | Honduras | 3 | 8,555,072 | 2,851,691 |
| 28 | Romania | 7 | 20,121,641 | 2,874,520 |
| 29 | Cameroon | 7 | 20,386,799 | 2,912,400 |
| 30 | Wales | 1 | 3,063,456 | 3,063,456 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 1 | 3,065,850 | 3,065,850 |
| 32 | El Salvador | 2 | 6,340,000 | 3,170,000 |
| 33 | Italy | 18 | 59,943,933 | 3,330,219 |
| 34 | Spain | 14 | 46,704,314 | 3,336,022 |
| 35 | Bolivia | 3 | 10,027,254 | 3,342,418 |
| 36 | Greece | 3 | 10,815,197 | 3,605,066 |
| 37 | England | 14 | 53,012,456 | 3,786,604 |
| 38 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | 3,791,622 | 3,791,622 |
| 39 | Germany | 18 | 80,619,000 | 4,478,833 |
| 40 | France | 14 | 65,844,000 | 4,703,143 |
| 41 | Ecuador | 3 | 15,691,500 | 5,230,500 |
| 42 | Slovakia | 1 | 5,415,459 | 5,415,459 |
| 43 | Poland | 7 | 38,502,396 | 5,500,342 |
| 44 | South Korea | 9 | 50,219,669 | 5,579,963 |
| 45 | Australia | 4 | 23,402,522 | 5,850,631 |
| 46 | Togo | 1 | 6,191,155 | 6,191,155 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 29,994,272 | 7,498,568 |
| 48 | Peru | 4 | 30,475,144 | 7,618,786 |
| 49 | Cote D’Ivoire | 3 | 23,202,000 | 7,734,000 |
| 50 | Mexico | 15 | 118,395,054 | 7,893,004 |
| 51 | Israel | 1 | 8,146,300 | 8,146,300 |
| 52 | Ghana | 3 | 24,658,823 | 8,219,608 |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 8,264,070 | 8,264,070 |
| 54 | Morocco | 4 | 33,191,600 | 8,297,900 |
| 55 | Colombia | 5 | 47,490,000 | 9,498,000 |
| 56 | Algeria | 4 | 38,700,000 | 9,675,000 |
| 57 | Brazil | 20 | 201,032,714 | 10,051,636 |
| 58 | Haiti | 1 | 10,413,211 | 10,413,211 |
| 59 | Cuba | 1 | 11,167,325 | 11,167,325 |
| 60 | North Korea | 2 | 24,895,000 | 12,447,500 |
| 61 | Senegal | 1 | 13,567,338 | 13,567,338 |
| 62 | Russia | 10 | 143,700,000 | 14,370,000 |
| 63 | East Germany | 1 | 16,111,000 | 16,111,000 |
| 64 | South Africa | 3 | 52,981,991 | 17,660,664 |
| 65 | Iran | 4 | 77,261,000 | 19,315,250 |
| 66 | Angola | 1 | 20,609,294 | 20,609,294 |
| 67 | Japan | 5 | 127,180,000 | 25,436,000 |
| 68 | USA | 10 | 317,643,000 | 31,764,300 |
| 69 | Iraq | 1 | 34,035,000 | 34,035,000 |
| 70 | Nigeria | 5 | 173,615,000 | 34,723,000 |
| 71 | Canada | 1 | 35,295,770 | 35,295,770 |
| 72 | Turkey | 2 | 76,667,864 | 38,333,932 |
| 73 | Egypt | 2 | 86,065,300 | 43,032,650 |
| 74 | Ukraine | 1 | 45,426,200 | 45,426,200 |
| 75 | DR Congo | 1 | 67,514,000 | 67,514,000 |
| 76 | Indonesia | 1 | 249,866,000 | 249,866,000 |
| 77 | China | 1 | 1,360,720,000 | 1,360,720,000 |
European Championship Appearances per capita
This table shows the number of European Championship Appearances for each qualified country per head of population. It is ranked by population divided by World Cup appearances and then by number of World Cup appearances. Countries that have appeared as part of another nation are dealt with as per FIFA’s recommendations.
| Apps. | Population | Pop per App. | ||
| 1 | Denmark | 8 | 5,627,235 | 703,404 |
| 2 | Croatia | 4 | 4,290,612 | 1,072,653 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 8 | 10,513,800 | 1,314,225 |
| 4 | Portugal | 6 | 10,487,289 | 1,747,882 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 9 | 16,840,600 | 1,871,178 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 9,651,531 | 1,930,306 |
| 7 | Latvia | 1 | 2,005,200 | 2,005,200 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1 | 2,061,842 | 2,061,842 |
| 9 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 4,593,100 | 2,296,550 |
| 10 | Scotland | 2 | 5,295,000 | 2,647,500 |
| 11 | Greece | 4 | 10,815,197 | 2,703,799 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 3 | 8,112,200 | 2,704,067 |
| 13 | Belgium | 4 | 11,132,269 | 2,783,067 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 2 | 7,282,041 | 3,641,021 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 23,724,919 | 4,744,984 |
| 16 | Hungary | 2 | 9,906,000 | 4,953,000 |
| 17 | Romania | 4 | 20,121,641 | 5,030,410 |
| 18 | Norway | 1 | 5,109,056 | 5,109,056 |
| 19 | Spain | 9 | 46,704,314 | 5,189,368 |
| 20 | England | 8 | 53,012,456 | 6,626,557 |
| 21 | Germany | 11 | 80,619,000 | 7,329,000 |
| 22 | Italy | 8 | 59,943,933 | 7,492,992 |
| 23 | France | 8 | 65,844,000 | 8,230,500 |
| 24 | Austria | 1 | 8,504,850 | 8,504,850 |
| 25 | Russia | 10 | 143,700,000 | 14,370,000 |
| 26 | Poland | 2 | 38,502,396 | 19,251,198 |
| 27 | Turkey | 3 | 76,667,864 | 25,555,955 |
| 28 | Ukraine | 1 | 45,426,200 | 45,426,200 |