The
IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national
ice hockey teams of member countries of the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tournaments over the previous four years. The ranking is used to determine seedings and qualification requirements for future IIHF tournaments. , the current leader in rankings is
Canada in both men's and women's play.