Handball Alltimetable Men World Championships Indoors 1938-2021
| RANK | TEAM | T | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | % |
| 1 | Germany | 25 | 179 | 120 | 15 | 44 | 4484 | 3696 | 788 | 255 | 71,23 % |
| 2 | Sweden | 25 | 177 | 121 | 6 | 50 | 4476 | 3702 | 774 | 248 | 70,06 % |
| 3 | Spain | 21 | 165 | 115 | 8 | 42 | 4651 | 3872 | 779 | 238 | 72,12 % |
| 4 | France | 23 | 169 | 113 | 7 | 49 | 4357 | 3847 | 510 | 233 | 68,93 % |
| 5 | Denmark | 24 | 165 | 108 | 6 | 51 | 4174 | 3630 | 544 | 222 | 67,27 % |
| 6 | Croatia | 14 | 116 | 84 | 5 | 27 | 3342 | 2873 | 469 | 173 | 74,57 % |
| 7 | Hungary | 21 | 148 | 76 | 10 | 62 | 3660 | 3434 | 226 | 162 | 54,73 % |
| 8 | Russia | 14 | 113 | 69 | 9 | 35 | 3157 | 2786 | 371 | 147 | 65,04 % |
| 9 | Yugoslavia | 15 | 101 | 62 | 7 | 32 | 2418 | 2053 | 365 | 131 | 64,85 % |
| 10 | Poland | 16 | 107 | 59 | 4 | 44 | 2636 | 2493 | 143 | 122 | 57,01 % |
| 11 | Romania | 14 | 92 | 57 | 4 | 31 | 2076 | 1840 | 236 | 118 | 64,13 % |
| 12 | Norway | 16 | 104 | 54 | 7 | 43 | 2663 | 2431 | 232 | 115 | 55,29 % |
| 13 | Iceland | 21 | 130 | 53 | 7 | 70 | 3248 | 3179 | 69 | 113 | 43,46 % |
| 14 | Egypt | 16 | 112 | 48 | 7 | 57 | 2791 | 2818 | -27 | 103 | 45,98 % |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 12 | 71 | 40 | 7 | 24 | 1413 | 1194 | 219 | 87 | 61,27 % |
| 16 | Tunisia | 15 | 103 | 39 | 8 | 56 | 2661 | 2737 | -76 | 86 | 41,75 % |
| 17 | Slovenia | 9 | 67 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 1974 | 1870 | 104 | 73 | 54,48 % |
| 18 | Soviet Union | 8 | 51 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 1171 | 899 | 272 | 72 | 70,59 % |
| 19 | South Korea | 12 | 84 | 31 | 4 | 49 | 2254 | 2290 | -36 | 66 | 39,29 % |
| 20 | Argentina | 13 | 83 | 25 | 6 | 52 | 1969 | 2236 | -267 | 56 | 33,73 % |
| 21 | East Germany | 8 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 875 | 753 | 122 | 54 | 60,00 % |
| 22 | Brazil | 15 | 88 | 25 | 3 | 60 | 2094 | 2451 | -357 | 53 | 30,11 % |
| 23 | Switzerland | 11 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 30 | 1067 | 1162 | -95 | 48 | 42,86 % |
| 24 | Algeria | 15 | 90 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 1990 | 2342 | -352 | 46 | 25,56 % |
| 25 | Qatar | 8 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 1428 | 1628 | -200 | 44 | 40,00 % |
| 26 | Japan | 15 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 59 | 1794 | 2202 | -408 | 41 | 25,31 % |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 6 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1177 | 1171 | 6 | 40 | 45,45 % |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 7 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 1216 | 1310 | -94 | 36 | 40,00 % |
| 29 | Austria | 7 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 984 | 1018 | -34 | 32 | 41,03 % |
| 30 | Cuba | 7 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 1227 | 1350 | -123 | 31 | 32,29 % |
| 31 | Belarus | 5 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 979 | 974 | 5 | 28 | 41,18 % |
| 32 | Serbia | 4 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 883 | 894 | -11 | 27 | 43,55 % |
| 33 | Chile | 6 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 1114 | 1352 | -238 | 23 | 27,38 % |
| 34 | Portugal | 4 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 646 | 602 | 44 | 22 | 45,83 % |
| 35 | Ukraine | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 387 | 25 | 18 | 60,00 % |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1230 | 1672 | -442 | 16 | 14,04 % |
| 37 | Slovakia | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 458 | 455 | 3 | 14 | 43,75 % |
| 38 | Angola | 5 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 791 | 1046 | -255 | 12 | 18,75 % |
| 39 | Kuwait | 8 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 937 | 1416 | -479 | 12 | 13,04 % |
| 40 | Morocco | 7 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 840 | 1113 | -273 | 11 | 14,47 % |
| 41 | Bahrain | 4 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 642 | 821 | -179 | 10 | 18,52 % |
| 42 | Greece | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 245 | 246 | -1 | 9 | 50,00 % |
| 43 | Lithuania | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 134 | -4 | 5 | 41,67 % |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 168 | 207 | -39 | 4 | 22,22 % |
| 45 | Iran | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 185 | 225 | -40 | 4 | 28,57 % |
| 46 | DR Congo | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 205 | -43 | 4 | 28,57 % |
| 47 | China | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 223 | 353 | -130 | 4 | 20,00 % |
| 48 | Greenland | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 345 | 489 | -144 | 4 | 12,50 % |
| 49 | Italy | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 | -5 | 3 | 30,00 % |
| 50 | Montenegro | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 203 | -24 | 2 | 14,29 % |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 207 | -32 | 2 | 14,29 % |
| 52 | Korea | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 216 | -39 | 2 | 14,29 % |
| 53 | Uruguay | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 192 | -94 | 2 | 16,67 % |
| 54 | Australia | 7 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 774 | 1657 | -883 | 2 | 2,27 % |
| 55 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 1 | 16,67 % |
| 56 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 0 | 0,00 % |
| 57 | Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 154 | -42 | 0 | 0,00 % |
| 58 | Cape Verde Islands | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 94 | -67 | 0 | 0,00 % |
| 59 | Luxemburg | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 128 | -108 | 0 | 0,00 % |
| 60 | Canada | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 152 | 366 | -214 | 0 | 0,00 % |
| 61 | United States | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 377 | 778 | -401 | 0 | 0,00 % |
USA is no 1 in terms of medals in the Olympics and in the World Championships of the Olympic Sports, but in team handball they arguably have a lot to learn. Not a single point across six tournaments in the mens game. (Source: Coachsaid.com)