The following chart is for comparative purposes only. The country order is determined by DXers who participate in the ARRL's DXCC program. This chart shows the different countries moving up and down the list from year to year.
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1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1 |
P5 |
P5 |
P5 |
P5 |
P5 |
7O |
3Y |
2 |
BS7H |
BS7H |
BS7H |
BS7H |
E3 |
A5 |
7O |
3 |
BV9P |
BV9P |
BV9P |
BV9P |
VK0/H |
VK0/H |
A5 |
4 |
A5 |
A5 |
7O |
VK0/H |
7O |
5A |
VK0/H |
5 |
VU/A |
VU/A |
E3 |
7O |
A5 |
VU/A |
5A |
6 |
7O |
E3 |
A5 |
E3 |
Z3 |
FR/T |
VU/A |
7 |
E3 |
7O |
VU/A |
A5 |
5A |
SV/A |
FR/T |
8 |
3Y |
FR/T |
FR/T |
VU/A |
VU/A |
VK0/M |
SV/A |
9 |
FR/T |
FR/G |
VK0/M |
FR/T |
T9 |
3V |
3V8 |
10 |
VU7/L |
3Y |
FR/G |
Z3 |
FR/T |
ZL8 |
FR/G |
11 |
VK0/M |
ZL9 |
VU7/L |
5A |
OK |
FR/G |
VK0/M |
12 |
FR/G |
VK0/M |
SV/A |
VK0/M |
VK0/M |
TN |
VP8/SG |
13 |
VP8/SA |
VU7/L |
Z3 |
T9 |
SV/A |
VP8/SG |
TN |
14 |
3C0 |
VP8/SA |
T9 |
SV/A |
ZL8 |
VU7/L |
ZL8 |
15 |
ZL9 |
XZ |
ZL9 |
FR/G |
OM |
ZS8/M |
ZS0/P |
16 |
KH5K |
3B7 |
3Y |
VU7/L |
FR/G |
FR/J |
VU7/L |
17 |
FR/J |
SV/A |
3B7 |
OK |
VU7/L |
3B6 |
ZS8 |
18 |
SV/A |
VK0/H |
FR/J |
ZL9 |
3V8 |
ZL9 |
FR/J |
19 |
VP8/SG |
HK0/M |
5A |
ZS8/M |
ZS8/M |
FT8W |
KH5K |
20 |
XZ |
3C0 |
ZS8/M |
3Y |
ZL9 |
3Y |
1S |
21 |
HK0/M |
KH5K |
FT8Z |
3B7 |
3B7 |
FT8Z |
S2 |
22 |
VK0/H |
FR/J |
FT8W |
FR/J |
3Y |
TT |
3B7 |
23 |
3Y/P1 |
5A |
3C0 |
FT8W |
FR/J |
1A0KM |
5R8 |
24 |
3B7 |
VP8/SG |
FT8X |
ZL8 |
FT8W |
9U |
9G1 |
25 |
9U |
ZL8 |
OK |
FT8Z |
FT8Z |
FT8X |
FT8W |
26 |
ZL8 |
3Y/P1 |
VK0/H |
OM |
TN |
PY0T |
ZL9 |
27 |
YA |
FT8Z |
VP8/SG |
3C0 |
VP8/SG |
3C0 |
ET3 |
28 |
ZS8 |
ZS8 |
HK0/M |
TT |
TT |
PY0S |
ZD9 |
29 |
PY0S |
PY0S |
XW |
TN |
3C0 |
3D2/CR |
3Y |
30 |
3D2/CR |
YA |
ST |
VP8/SG |
FT5X |
5R8 |
9U |
31 |
5A |
FT8W |
TT |
FT8X |
PY0S |
XZ |
PY0T |
32 |
FT8W |
Z3 |
PY0S |
PY0S |
9U |
XW |
5X |
33 |
TN |
3D2/CR |
TN |
HK0/M |
XW |
S2 |
XZ |
34 |
CE0X |
T33 |
KH5K |
XW |
XZ |
T31 |
TT |
35 |
T33 |
TN |
OM |
ST0 |
PY0T |
ST0 |
1A0KM |
36 |
FT8Z |
T9 |
T30 |
3V |
HK0/M |
KH5K |
FT8Z |
37 |
VK9M |
CE0X |
VP8/SA |
KH5K |
9A |
T33 |
EP |
38 |
T31 |
XW |
PY0T |
PY0T |
XW |
HK0/M |
3C0 |
39 |
XW |
1S |
VK9W |
9U |
S5 |
YI |
T33 |
40 |
YV0 |
VK9M |
ZL8 |
T31 |
T31 |
EP |
PY0S |
41 |
PY0T |
T31 |
T33 |
VP8/SO |
KH5K |
XU |
VK9M |
42 |
Z3 |
VK9W |
YA |
VP8/SA |
3D2/CR |
S0 |
FT8X |
43 |
FT8X |
PY0T |
EP |
S2 |
5R8 |
ET |
YI |
44 |
1S |
YV0 |
S2 |
XZ |
S2 |
YA |
3D2/CR |
45 |
KH1 |
FT8X |
9U |
EP |
VP8/SO |
3Y/P1 |
XU |
46 |
T9 |
EP |
3B9 |
5R8 |
EP |
YK |
XW |
47 |
VK9W |
OK |
CE0X |
VK9W |
S0 |
1S |
YA |
48 |
EP |
1A0KM |
S0 |
YA |
1A0KM |
VP8/SA |
ST0 |
49 |
1A0KM |
S2 |
5R8 |
T33 |
VP8/SA |
VK9C |
VP8/SA |
50 |
S2 |
KH1 |
YI |
3C |
T33 |
VP8/SO |
T31 |
51 |
FO0/C |
9U |
VP8/SO |
S0 |
YA |
E3 |
HK0/M |
52 |
KH5 |
3V |
XU |
3B9 |
XU |
VK9X |
S0 |
53 |
ZD9 |
KH5 |
XZ |
XU |
YI |
5X |
VK9X |
54 |
VK9X |
VK9X |
3V8 |
YI |
3C |
TI9 |
A7 |
55 |
TI9/C |
VK9C |
3C |
CE0X |
VK9W |
A6 |
CE0X |
56 |
3V8 |
OM |
JX |
JX |
TY |
3C |
A6 |
57 |
VK9C |
FO0/C |
1S |
3D2/CR |
VK9X |
ZK7 |
TI9 |
58 |
OK |
ZD9 |
3D2/CR |
1S |
VK9C |
9N |
VK9C |
59 |
SP8/SO |
5R8 |
T5 |
9A |
ZK7 |
VK9W |
R1MV |
60 |
3B9 |
TT |
KH5 |
A6 |
CE0Z |
CE0Z |
YK |
61 |
5R8 |
3B9 |
ZK7 |
9N |
3B9 |
TY |
9N |
62 |
ZK3 |
TI9 |
9N |
T5 |
A6 |
JX |
3C |
63 |
TT8 |
ZK7 |
YK |
YK |
JX |
ZD9 |
CE0Z |
64 |
T5 |
S0 |
ST |
S5 |
ET |
8Q |
VP8/SO |
65 |
S0 |
VP8/SO |
A6 |
TI9 |
9N |
3B9 |
T5 |
66 |
R1M |
XU |
3D2/R |
VK9X |
TI9 |
T5 |
ZK7 |
67 |
XU |
3C |
JD1/M |
ZK2 |
1S |
CE0X |
KH1 |
68 |
3C |
R1MV |
VK9X |
1A0KM |
YK |
TJ |
VK9W |
69 |
OM |
3D2/R |
8Q |
ET |
CE0X |
ST |
JX |
70 |
KP1 |
T5 |
ZD9 |
8Q |
5X |
3D2/R |
TY |
71 |
3D2/R |
ET |
ET |
KH5 |
8Q |
A7 |
S9 |
72 |
ET |
ZK1/N |
TI9 |
ST |
T5 |
JD1/M |
ZS9/W |
73 |
CE0Z |
YK |
VK9C |
3D2/R |
3D2/R |
KH4 |
8Q7 |
74 |
YK |
3W |
TY |
KH4 |
KH4 |
ZC4 |
TJ |
75 |
ZK1/N |
KP1 |
1A0KM |
TY |
ST |
9X |
3B9 |
76 |
ST |
CE0Z |
TJ |
5X |
TL |
S9 |
3D2/R |
77 |
YI |
TY |
ZC4 |
VK9C |
JD1 |
D6 |
YV0 |
78 |
KH4 |
KH4 |
EK |
JD1 |
ZD9 |
KH5 |
9X |
79 |
TY |
YI |
D6 |
ZD9 |
ZC4 |
EK |
CY9/SP |
80 |
JD1/M |
KH9 |
5X |
TJ |
KH5 |
3W |
ST |
81 |
3W |
ST |
KH4 |
EK |
D6 |
R1MV |
ZC4 |
82 |
KH9 |
JD1/M |
9A |
ZC4 |
4K |
YV0 |
KH5 |
83 |
D6 |
CY0S |
ZK1/N |
D6 |
XV |
C2 |
JD1 |
84 |
CY0 |
A6 |
3X |
CE0Z |
CY0 |
5V |
C2 |
85 |
KH7K |
D6 |
S5 |
ZK1 |
S9 |
3A |
KH4 |
86 |
KP5 |
KH7K |
FO0/C |
XV |
9X |
XT |
ZK1/N |
87 |
T2 |
5X |
CE0Z |
XT |
XT |
CY0S |
D6 |
88 |
T8 |
8Q |
KH7K |
3X |
R1MV |
ZK1/N |
EK |
89 |
JX |
T2 |
3W |
5V |
ZK1/N |
VP8/SH |
3W |
90 |
A6 |
T8 |
XT |
CY0/S |
3A |
KH9 |
VP8/SH |
91 |
ZC4 |
JX |
T2 |
R1MV |
A7 |
VK9/M |
KH9 |
92 |
5X |
VP8/SH |
KH9 |
FO0C |
KH9 |
3X |
CY0S |
93 |
VP8/SH |
CY9/SP |
R1MV |
S9 |
5V |
KC6/W |
3X |
94 |
9N |
9N |
S9 |
3A |
3X |
JD1/O |
KC6/W |
95 |
8Q |
ZC4 |
T8 |
T8 |
C2 |
A9 |
3A |
96 |
CY9 |
KP5 |
3A |
KH9 |
YV0 |
T2 |
XT |
97 |
FW |
FW |
JD1/O |
KH7 |
VP8/SH |
FO0/C |
FO0/C |
98 |
3X |
3X |
5V |
JD1/O |
JD1/O |
FH5 |
5V7 |
99 |
XF4 |
VK9L |
C2 |
9X |
T8 |
SU |
FH8 |
100 |
JD1/O |
JD1/O |
YV0 |
T2 |
FO0/C |
CY9/SP |
T2 |
A Guide to the Most Wanted 100 Countries Archive
1A0KM = Sov. Mil. Order of Malta |
KH9 = Wake Is. |