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DEFINITION: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IcelandIceland 29.63 2006
2 AndorraAndorra 12.21 2006
3 ArmeniaArmenia 5.66 2006
4 IsraelIsrael 4.68 2006
5 SloveniaSlovenia 4.48 2006
6 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.32 2006
7 CroatiaCroatia 4.05 2006
8 LatviaLatvia 3.93 2006
9 HungaryHungary 3.57 2006
10 BulgariaBulgaria 2.99 2006
11 EstoniaEstonia 2.98 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 2.62 2006
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 2.45 2006
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 2.31 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 2.17 2006
12 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2.12 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.08 2006
13 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.85 2006
14 LithuaniaLithuania 1.77 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.77 2006
15 NorwayNorway 1.72 2006
16 DenmarkDenmark 1.66 2006
17 SwedenSweden 1.65 2006
18 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.65 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.47 2006
19 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.3 2006
20 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.29 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.17 2006
21 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.16 2006
22 UkraineUkraine 1.13 2006
23 MoldovaMoldova 1.12 2006
24 RussiaRussia 1.09 2006
25 CubaCuba 1.06 2006
26 QatarQatar 1.03 2006
27 FinlandFinland 0.949 2006
28 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.935 2006
29 GreeceGreece 0.897 2006
30 BelarusBelarus 0.833 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.81 2006
31 MongoliaMongolia 0.781 2006
32 GermanyGermany 0.741 2006
33 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.719 2006
34 RomaniaRomania 0.649 2006
35 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.625 2006
36 AustriaAustria 0.605 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.596 2006
37 SpainSpain 0.544 2006
38 PolandPoland 0.524 2006
39 FranceFrance 0.456 2006
40 SingaporeSingapore 0.454 2006
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.387 2006
41 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.34 2006
42 ArgentinaArgentina 0.333 2006
43 AlbaniaAlbania 0.315 2006
44 UruguayUruguay 0.3 2006
45 BelgiumBelgium 0.284 2006
46 PortugalPortugal 0.283 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.278 2006
47 IrelandIreland 0.235 2006
48 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.228 2006
49 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.205 2006
50 United StatesUnited States 0.201 2006
51 TunisiaTunisia 0.197 2006
52 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.192 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.186 2006
53 CanadaCanada 0.184 2006
54 ChileChile 0.182 2006
55 ParaguayParaguay 0.166 2006
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.148 2006
56 TajikistanTajikistan 0.144 2006
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.141 2006
57 AustraliaAustralia 0.0966 2006
58 ItalyItaly 0.0848 2006
59 PeruPeru 0.0714 2006
60 EcuadorEcuador 0.0713 2006
61 ColombiaColombia 0.0684 2006
62 VietnamVietnam 0.048 2006
63 MoroccoMorocco 0.0329 2006
64 BrazilBrazil 0.0319 2006
65 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.0307 2006
66 TurkeyTurkey 0.0291 2006
67 IranIran 0.0282 2006
68 MexicoMexico 0.0268 2006
69 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0207 2006
70 BurmaBurma 0.0198 2006
71 ChinaChina 0.0145 2006
72 EgyptEgypt 0.0137 2006
73 IndiaIndia 0.00962 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.00758 2006
=74 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2006
=74 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2006
=74 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2006
=74 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2006
=74 LibyaLibya 0.0 2006
=74 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2006
=74 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2006
=74 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 2006
=74 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2006
=74 PanamaPanama 0.0 2006
=74 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2006
=74 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2006
=74 ThailandThailand 0.0 2006
=74 Hong KongHong Kong 0.0 2006
=74 LebanonLebanon 0.0 2006
=74 FijiFiji 0.0 2006
=74 SudanSudan 0.0 2006
=74 NepalNepal 0.0 2006
=74 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2006
=74 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.0 2006
=74 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 2006
=74 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2006
=74 JordanJordan 0.0 2006
=74 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2006
=74 SyriaSyria 0.0 2006
=74 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2006
=74 ArubaAruba 0.0 2006
=74 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2006
=74 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.0 2006
=74 PakistanPakistan 0.0 2006
=74 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.0 2006
=74 YemenYemen 0.0 2006
=74 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2006
=74 MacauMacau 0.0 2006
=74 KenyaKenya 0.0 2006
=74 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2006
=74 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2006
=74 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2006
=74 AngolaAngola 0.0 2006
=74 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.0 2006
=74 UgandaUganda 0.0 2006
=74 JapanJapan 0.0 2006
=74 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2006
=74 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0 2006
=74 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.0 2006
=74 IraqIraq 0.0 2006
=74 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2006
=74 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2006
=74 MaltaMalta 0.0 2006
=74 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2006
=74 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2006
=74 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2006
=74 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 2006
=74 NamibiaNamibia 0.0 2006

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Interesting observations about Sports > Chess > GrandMasters per million

  • Iceland ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Slovenia ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Israel ranked second for chess > grandMasters per million amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Latvia ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Azerbaijan ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Andorra ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Catholic countries in 2006.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
  • Cuba ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Armenia ranked first for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Former Soviet republics in 2006.
  • Japan ranked last for chess > grandMasters per million amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
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