Wallis and Futuna rankings 2026: where Wallis and Futuna places in 5 global Top 10s
Wallis and Futuna is #9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas and inside the top 10 of 1 ranking. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Wallis and Futuna appears in 5 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Wallis and Futuna is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas, where it is measured at 100 % (Rural population share) as of 2026-11-02. Wallis and Futuna finishes inside the top 10 in 1 ranking.
Top 10 finishes
Wallis and Futuna is inside the top 10 of 1 further ranking. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas with 100 %, behind Tokelau (100 %) and ahead of Solomon Islands. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Wallis and Futuna by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Wallis and Futuna holds 3 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (100 %), #37 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (6.92 %) and #49 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (99.28 %).
Education and science
In education and science, Wallis and Futuna holds 1 position: #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.44 %).
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Wallis and Futuna holds 1 position: #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (64.29 %).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Wallis and Futuna moved in 5 rankings:
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #14 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #21 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #37 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #49 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (2026-11-02).
Where Wallis and Futuna ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Wallis and Futuna's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (99.28 %), 37th of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (6.92 %) and 21st of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (64.29 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Wallis and Futuna
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 100 % · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest adult literacy rates · 99.44 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · 64.29 % · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 6.92 % · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water · 99.28 % · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Wallis and Futuna's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Wallis and Futuna
What is Wallis and Futuna's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas, with 100 % (Rural population share) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Wallis and Futuna?
5 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Wallis and Futuna in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 1 ranking, including #9 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.