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Which country is the best at Eurovision?

By YPB Team

Some of these countries win by treating the contest as a national sport, and others by sending the one act nobody else would.

  1. Estonia — ranked #11
    Estonia
    Won in 2001 with Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.
    1000pts
  2. Australia — ranked #22
    Australia
    Joined in 2015 as a one-off guest and never left.
    808pts
  3. Croatia — ranked #33
    Croatia
    Baby Lasagna's Rim Tim Tagi Dim came second in 2024, its best result.
    741pts
  4. France — ranked #44
    France
    Founding member with five wins, the last of them in 1977.
    741pts
  5. Luxembourg — ranked #55
    Luxembourg
    Five wins before it left in 1993, and back in the contest since 2024.
    661pts
  6. United Kingdom — ranked #66
    United Kingdom
    Five wins from Sandie Shaw to Katrina and the Waves, plus a record number of second places.
    600pts
  7. Sweden — ranked #77
    Sweden
    ABBA's Waterloo in 1974, Loreen twice, and a national selection show treated like a holiday.
    600pts
  8. Austria — ranked #88
    Austria
    Conchita Wurst won in 2014 and JJ in 2025.
    600pts
  9. Netherlands — ranked #99
    Netherlands
    Five wins, from Corry Brokken in 1957 to Duncan Laurence's Arcade in 2019.
    529pts
  10. Denmark — ranked #1010
    Denmark
    Winner in 1963, in 2000 with the Olsen Brothers and in 2013.
    529pts
  11. Ukraine — ranked #1111
    Ukraine
    Three wins since its 2003 debut, and the only country that has reached every final since semi-finals began.
    529pts
  12. Ireland — ranked #1212
    Ireland
    Johnny Logan won twice as a singer, and Ireland took three contests in a row in the 1990s.
    529pts
  13. Portugal — ranked #1313
    Portugal
    Waited 53 years for a win, then took it with Salvador Sobral's quiet ballad in 2017.
    529pts
  14. Greece — ranked #1414
    Greece
    Helena Paparizou's My Number One gave Greece its only win in 2005.
    529pts
  15. Norway — ranked #1515
    Norway
    Famous for nul points, and also for three wins, including Alexander Rybak's record-breaking 2009 victory.
    448pts
  16. Spain — ranked #1616
    Spain
    Won in 1968 and again in 1969, and one of the Big Five.
    448pts
  17. Finland — ranked #1717
    Finland
    Lordi's masked hard rock won in 2006; Käärijä's green bolero nearly did in 2023.
    353pts
  18. Serbia — ranked #1818
    Serbia
    Won at its first attempt as an independent country, with Marija Šerifović in 2007.
    353pts
  19. Belgium — ranked #1919
    Belgium
    Sandra Kim won in 1986 at 13, the youngest winner in the contest's history.
    353pts
  20. Switzerland — ranked #2020
    Switzerland
    Won the first contest in 1956, then again with Céline Dion in 1988 and Nemo in 2024.
    353pts
  21. Moldova — ranked #2121
    Moldova
    Its 2010 entry gave the internet Epic Sax Guy.
    240pts
  22. Italy — ranked #2222
    Italy
    Founding participant whose 2021 winners Måneskin went on to fame far beyond the contest.
    240pts
  23. Germany — ranked #2323
    Germany
    Nicole won in 1982 and Lena in 2010; one of the Big Five that go straight to the final.
    0pts
  24. Azerbaijan — ranked #2424
    Azerbaijan
    Won in 2011, in only its fourth contest.
    0pts
  25. Bulgaria — ranked #2525
    Bulgaria
    Returned in 2026 after three years away and won its first contest with Dara's Bangaranga.

Comments 1

Ukraine has reached every Grand Final it entered since its 2003 debut, which no other country can claim: https://youpick.best/articles/ukraine-ranked-many-ways

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