Revealing the world rankings of the Thai women's volleyball team before the start of Nations League 2026.
The 2026 Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL 2026) is set to begin on 3 June with 18 countries competing. Each team will play 4 matches per week, totaling 12 matches. After three weeks, the top 7 teams on the standings, along with the host country, will make up 8 teams advancing to the final round, which will be held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China from 22 to 26 July 2026.
Meanwhile, the team finishing last, in 18th place in the standings, will be relegated and will not participate in the VNL 2027. They will be replaced by the highest-ranked team in the world rankings that has not yet qualified.
Women's Volleyball World Rankings
Rank 1: Italy with 484.15 points
Rank 2: Brazil with 428.00 points
Rank 3: Turkey with 368.09 points
Rank 4: Poland with 359.85 points
Rank 5: Japan with 346.26 points
Rank 6: China with 337.02 points
Rank 7: United States with 335.03 points
Rank 8: Netherlands with 270.58 points
Rank 9: Serbia with 261.31 points
Rank 10: Germany with 254.86 points
Rank 11: Dominican Republic with 254.68 points
Rank 12: Canada with 230.99 points
Rank 13: France with 222.91 points
Rank 14: Belgium with 211.23 points
Rank 15: Czech Republic with 194.30 points
Rank 16: Ukraine with 190.20 points
Rank 17: Argentina with 182.42 points
Rank 18: Thailand with 171.66 points
Rank 25: Bulgaria with 144.25 points