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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2023 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2023Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2023

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

China

14.8Average
overall rank
#1#2#12#26#33
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#2

Japan

15.6Average
overall rank
#8#16#17#18#19
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#3

Vietnam

33.2Average
overall rank
#7#34#35#43#47
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Country & region standings

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Open a country to see its contributing aquascapers and available local artwork. Showing 10 of 78 countries & regions

#1= vs 2022 China 14.8Average overall rank #1#2#12#26#33 =vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 2 + 12 + 26 + 33) ÷ 5 = 14.8

IAPLC 2023 · #26 — Sheng Long Wang
OVERALL RANK #26

Sheng Long Wang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 188 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

2 Top 74 Top 279 Top 100188 published results
#2↑ 2 vs 2022 Japan 15.6Average overall rank #8#16#17#18#19 ↑ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(8 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19) ÷ 5 = 15.6

IAPLC 2023 · #16 — Isamu Suzuki
OVERALL RANK #16

Isamu Suzuki

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 515 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

0 Top 77 Top 2724 Top 100515 published results
#3= vs 2022 Vietnam 33.2Average overall rank #7#34#35#43#47 =vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(7 + 34 + 35 + 43 + 47) ÷ 5 = 33.2

IAPLC 2023 · #34 — Trieu Le Vu Hoang
OVERALL RANK #34

Trieu Le Vu Hoang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #35 — Hien Nguyen Duc
OVERALL RANK #35

Hien Nguyen Duc

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 57 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

1 Top 71 Top 279 Top 10057 published results
#4↓ 2 vs 2022 Brazil 35.8Average overall rank #5#38#39#48#49 ↓ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(5 + 38 + 39 + 48 + 49) ÷ 5 = 35.8

View all 30 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

1 Top 71 Top 277 Top 10030 published results
#5↑ 8 vs 2022 Austria 66.8Average overall rank #6#14#62#100#152 ↑ 8vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Austria

The five contributing aquascapers

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(6 + 14 + 62 + 100 + 152) ÷ 5 = 66.8

IAPLC 2023 · #14 — Mario Schätz
OVERALL RANK #14

Mario Schätz

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #100 — Victor Schaenzle
OVERALL RANK #100

Victor Schaenzle

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #152 — Stelzl Andreas
OVERALL RANK #152

Stelzl Andreas

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 54 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

1 Top 72 Top 274 Top 10054 published results
#6↑ 2 vs 2022 South Korea 78.8Average overall rank #9#72#91#105#117 ↑ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · South Korea

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(9 + 72 + 91 + 105 + 117) ÷ 5 = 78.8

IAPLC 2023 · #91 — San Kim
OVERALL RANK #91

San Kim

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #105 — Choi Seungjin
OVERALL RANK #105

Choi Seungjin

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View all 29 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 273 Top 10029 published results
#7↓ 2 vs 2022 Malaysia 80.6Average overall rank #3#76#90#94#140 ↓ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Malaysia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(3 + 76 + 90 + 94 + 140) ÷ 5 = 80.6

IAPLC 2023 · #76 — Teck Soon Wong
OVERALL RANK #76

Teck Soon Wong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #90 — Khong Yuhan
OVERALL RANK #90

Khong Yuhan

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #94 — Yuan Cool
OVERALL RANK #94

Yuan Cool

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #140 — Razak Iman
OVERALL RANK #140

Razak Iman

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 77 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

1 Top 71 Top 274 Top 10077 published results
#8↑ 2 vs 2022 France 82.6Average overall rank #51#53#56#60#193 ↑ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · France

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(51 + 53 + 56 + 60 + 193) ÷ 5 = 82.6

IAPLC 2023 · #51 — Vincent Braquet
OVERALL RANK #51

Vincent Braquet

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #56 — Maxime Douheret
OVERALL RANK #56

Maxime Douheret

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #193 — Merlet Yann
OVERALL RANK #193

Merlet Yann

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 21 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 274 Top 10021 published results
#9↓ 2 vs 2022 Thailand 94.6Average overall rank #4#24#40#109#296 ↓ 2vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(4 + 24 + 40 + 109 + 296) ÷ 5 = 94.6

IAPLC 2023 · #24 — Pairat Pinwong
OVERALL RANK #24

Pairat Pinwong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #40 — Poomjate Makchay
OVERALL RANK #40

Poomjate Makchay

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IAPLC 2023 · #109 — Isarathikul Eakthanat
OVERALL RANK #109

Isarathikul Eakthanat

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IAPLC 2023 · #296 — Leelayuthsuntorn Nirut
OVERALL RANK #296

Leelayuthsuntorn Nirut

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View all 22 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

1 Top 72 Top 273 Top 10022 published results
#10↓ 1 vs 2022 Spain 106.6Average overall rank #63#70#110#114#176 ↓ 1vs 2022
IAPLC 2023 · Spain

The five contributing aquascapers

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(63 + 70 + 110 + 114 + 176) ÷ 5 = 106.6

IAPLC 2023 · #110 — Maya Edu
OVERALL RANK #110

Maya Edu

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #114 — Escrihuela Cáceres Albert
OVERALL RANK #114

Escrihuela Cáceres Albert

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2023 · #176 — Pérez David
OVERALL RANK #176

Pérez David

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View all 30 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 272 Top 10030 published results
Data coverage across available editions
2001Partial10 ranked records2002Missing0 ranked records2003Missing0 ranked records2004Partial10 ranked records2005Complete27 ranked records2006Partial10 ranked records2007Partial7 ranked records2008Complete100 ranked records2009Complete1342 ranked records2010Complete1819 ranked records2011Complete1603 ranked records2012Complete2021 ranked records2013Complete2155 ranked records2014Complete1999 ranked records2015Complete1992 ranked records2016Complete2000 ranked records2017Partial1798 ranked records2018Complete1657 ranked records2019Complete1576 ranked records2020Complete2018 ranked records2021Complete2532 ranked records2022Complete2044 ranked records2023Complete1824 ranked records2024Complete1406 ranked records2025Complete1489 ranked records2026Complete1419 ranked records
How Nations works Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge
A clear, visible method

Five ranks.
One average.

Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge concept.

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Read the full Nations methodology →

Scope. Top 5 averages apply only to a comparable overall ranking. Category and award results keep their original labels.

Selection. Use the five lowest overall ranks for each country or region in the selected competition edition. A confirmed canonical aquascaper contributes once. Country assignments follow the edition result source, rather than current profile settings.

Calculation. Add the five ranks and divide by five. Lower averages place higher; identical sums share the same nation position. No career points, award bonuses or population adjustment are applied.

Coverage. National positions require a complete, verified imported edition, including verified source gaps and declared vacant or disqualified slots. With partial data, only Top 5 averages inside the validated ranking prefix are shown; national positions are withheld. Fewer than five confirmed contributors or unresolved identity collisions produce no average. Missing years are never treated as zero.

Year comparison. Changes use the immediately preceding calendar year, and only when both editions and both country positions are available. They never skip over missing years. Chart points are not connected across unavailable years.

Current edition. IAPLC 2023 has 1824 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 1,850. These totals have different scopes.

Local preview. Editions use existing AquaRank database results. IAPLC 2026 has a verified bundled fallback. Category and award editions do not produce an overall rank average. Existing local records supply profile links and artwork. This is an independent AquaLibs analysis of published competition results.