FIDE Development Levels

As of 1st of January 2024, according to the Development Index Regulations:

CountryChess Development LevelNumber of FED
Argentina136
Armenia1
Austria1
Azerbaijan1
Brazil1
Bulgaria1
China1
Croatia1
Cuba1
Czech Republic1
Denmark1
England1
France1
Georgia1
Germany1
Greece1
Hungary1
India1
Iran1
Israel1
Italy1
Netherlands1
Norway1
Peru1
Poland1
Romania1
Russia1
Serbia1
Slovenia1
Spain1
Sweden1
Switzerland1
Turkey1
Ukraine1
United States of America1
Uzbekistan1
Australia233
Belarus2
Belgium2
Bosnia&Herzegovina2
Canada2
Chile2
Colombia2
Egypt2
Estonia2
Finland2
Iceland2
Indonesia2
Ireland2
Kazakhstan2
Latvia2
Lithuania2
Malaysia2
Mexico2
Moldova2
Mongolia2
Montenegro2
Morocco2
Paraguay2
Philippines2
Portugal2
Scotland (UK)2
Slovakia2
Singapore2
South Africa2
Turkmenistan2
Uruguay2
Venezuela2
Vietnam2
Albania341
Algeria3
Andorra3
Angola3
Bangladesh3
Bolivia3
Costa Rica3
Dominican Republic3
Ecuador3
El Salvador3
Faroe Islands3
Guatemala3
Honduras3
Iraq3
Japan3
Jordan3
Kosovo3
Kyrgyzstan3
Lebanon3
Luxembourg3
Madagascar3
Malta3
Monaco3
Myanmar3
New Zealand3
Nicaragua3
Nigeria3
North Macedonia3
Panama3
Puerto Rico3
Sri Lanka3
Sudan3
Syria3
Tajikistan3
Trinidad and Tobago3
Tunisia3
Uganda3
United Arab Emirates3
Wales (UK)3
Zambia3
Zimbabwe3
Afghanistan432
Aruba4
Bahrain4
Barbados4
Botswana4
Brunei Darussalam4
Cape Verde4
Chinese Taipei4
Cyprus4
Ghana4
Hong Kong4
Jamaica4
Kenya4
Isle of Man4
Liberia4
Libya4
Liechtenstein*4
Malawi4
Mauritania4
Mozambique4
Namibia4
Nepal4
Netherlands Antilles*4
Oman4
Pakistan4
Palestine*4
Saudi Arabia4
South Korea4
South Sudan4
Suriname4
Thailand4
Yemen4
Antigua & Barbuda560
Bahamas5
Belize5
Bermuda5
Bhutan5
British Virgin Islands5
Burkina Faso5
Burundi5
Cambodia5
Cameroon5
Cayman Islands5
Central African Republic5
Chad5
Comoros Islands5
Congo5
Djibouti5
Dominica5
Equatorial Guinea5
Eritrea5
Ethiopia5
Fiji5
Gabon5
Gambia5
Grenada5
Guam5
Guernsey5
Guyana5
Haiti5
Ivory Coast5
Jersey5
Kuwait5
Laos5
Lesotho5
Macau5
Maldives5
Mali5
Mauritius5
Nauru5
Niger5
Palau5
Papua New Guinea5
Qatar5
Rwanda5
Saint Kitts and Nevis5
Saint Lucia5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5
San Marino5
Sao Tome Principe5
Senegal5
Seychelles5
Sierra Leone5
Solomon Islands5
Somalia5
Swaziland/Eswatini5
Tanzania5
Timor-Leste5
Togo5
Tonga5
US Virgin Islands5
Vanuatu5