Which country is the best at Eurovision?

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

1. 1
   Estonia

   Won in 2001 with Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Australia

   Joined in 2015 as a one-off guest and never left.
   808pts
3. 3
   Croatia

   Baby Lasagna's Rim Tim Tagi Dim came second in 2024, its best result.
   741pts
4. 4
   France

   Founding member with five wins, the last of them in 1977.
   741pts
5. 5
   Luxembourg

   Five wins before it left in 1993, and back in the contest since 2024.
   661pts
6. 6
   United Kingdom

   Five wins from Sandie Shaw to Katrina and the Waves, plus a record number of second places.
   600pts
7. 7
   Sweden

   ABBA's Waterloo in 1974, Loreen twice, and a national selection show treated like a holiday.
   600pts
8. 8
   Austria

   Conchita Wurst won in 2014 and JJ in 2025.
   600pts
9. 9
   Netherlands

   Five wins, from Corry Brokken in 1957 to Duncan Laurence's Arcade in 2019.
   529pts
10. 10
    Denmark

    Winner in 1963, in 2000 with the Olsen Brothers and in 2013.
    529pts
11. 11
    Ukraine

    Three wins since its 2003 debut, and the only country that has reached every final since semi-finals began.
    529pts
12. 12
    Ireland

    Johnny Logan won twice as a singer, and Ireland took three contests in a row in the 1990s.
    529pts
13. 13
    Portugal

    Waited 53 years for a win, then took it with Salvador Sobral's quiet ballad in 2017.
    529pts
14. 14
    Greece

    Helena Paparizou's My Number One gave Greece its only win in 2005.
    529pts
15. 15
    Norway

    Famous for nul points, and also for three wins, including Alexander Rybak's record-breaking 2009 victory.
    448pts
16. 16
    Spain

    Won in 1968 and again in 1969, and one of the Big Five.
    448pts
17. 17
    Finland

    Lordi's masked hard rock won in 2006; Käärijä's green bolero nearly did in 2023.
    353pts
18. 18
    Serbia

    Won at its first attempt as an independent country, with Marija Šerifović in 2007.
    353pts
19. 19
    Belgium

    Sandra Kim won in 1986 at 13, the youngest winner in the contest's history.
    353pts
20. 20
    Switzerland

    Won the first contest in 1956, then again with Céline Dion in 1988 and Nemo in 2024.
    353pts
21. 21
    Moldova

    Its 2010 entry gave the internet Epic Sax Guy.
    240pts
22. 22
    Italy

    Founding participant whose 2021 winners Måneskin went on to fame far beyond the contest.
    240pts
23. 23
    Germany

    Nicole won in 1982 and Lena in 2010; one of the Big Five that go straight to the final.
    0pts
24. 24
    Azerbaijan

    Won in 2011, in only its fourth contest.
    0pts
25. 25
    Bulgaria

    Returned in 2026 after three years away and won its first contest with Dara's Bangaranga.

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