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AquaRank Nations

Explore IIAC 2023 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IIAC 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

South Korea

11.0Average
overall rank
#5#11#12#13#14
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#2

Indonesia

13.0Average
overall rank
#4#6#16#17#22
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#3

Vietnam

15.8Average
overall rank
#2#3#10#26#38
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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 44 countries & regions

#1 South Korea 11.0Average overall rank #5#11#12#13#14 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · South Korea

The five contributing aquascapers

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(5 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14) ÷ 5 = 11.0

IIAC 2023 · #5 — ChoJae-Sun
OVERALL RANK #5

ChoJae-Sun

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #11 — Jeon Hyoungjoo
OVERALL RANK #11

Jeon Hyoungjoo

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #12 — Yoon Taegi
OVERALL RANK #12

Yoon Taegi

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #13 — Kyeong Jun Kim
OVERALL RANK #13

Kyeong Jun Kim

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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1 Top 712 Top 2718 Top 10038 published results
#2 Indonesia 13.0Average overall rank #4#6#16#17#22 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Indonesia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(4 + 6 + 16 + 17 + 22) ÷ 5 = 13.0

IIAC 2023 · #16 — Sansan Zo
OVERALL RANK #16

Sansan Zo

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #17 — Riswandi
OVERALL RANK #17

Riswandi

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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2 Top 75 Top 2721 Top 10080 published results
#3 Vietnam 15.8Average overall rank #2#3#10#26#38 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(2 + 3 + 10 + 26 + 38) ÷ 5 = 15.8

IIAC 2023 · #3 — TranDuc Minh
OVERALL RANK #3

TranDuc Minh

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #38 — LichDo
OVERALL RANK #38

LichDo

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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2 Top 74 Top 279 Top 10019 published results
#4 Chinese Taipei 36.8Average overall rank #20#33#36#47#48 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Chinese Taipei

The five contributing aquascapers

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(20 + 33 + 36 + 47 + 48) ÷ 5 = 36.8

IIAC 2023 · #20 — eHE
OVERALL RANK #20

eHE

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #33 — 廖國宏
OVERALL RANK #33

廖國宏

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #36 — Harry
OVERALL RANK #36

Harry

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #47 — Rigs
OVERALL RANK #47

Rigs

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IIAC 2023 · #48 — Kevin
OVERALL RANK #48

Kevin

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0 Top 71 Top 276 Top 10033 published results
#5 China 43.4Average overall rank #7#32#39#63#76 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(7 + 32 + 39 + 63 + 76) ÷ 5 = 43.4

IIAC 2023 · #7 — BAB
OVERALL RANK #7

BAB

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #32 — ERR
OVERALL RANK #32

ERR

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IIAC 2023 · #39 — al
OVERALL RANK #39

al

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #63

RH

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Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #76

ER

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1 Top 71 Top 276 Top 10027 published results
#6 Brazil 44.4Average overall rank #30#31#34#52#75 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(30 + 31 + 34 + 52 + 75) ÷ 5 = 44.4

Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #52

Diego Figueiredo Perez

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0 Top 70 Top 276 Top 10012 published results
#7 Spain 50.0Average overall rank #1#9#43#69#128 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Spain

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 9 + 43 + 69 + 128) ÷ 5 = 50.0

Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #128

Marcos Ceprian Gonzélez

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1 Top 72 Top 274 Top 10012 published results
#8 Thailand 59.4Average overall rank #37#57#60#65#78 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(37 + 57 + 60 + 65 + 78) ÷ 5 = 59.4

Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #65

Pornsan Phuthong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #78

78 Nobphacha Yimyou

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0 Top 70 Top 277 Top 10018 published results
#9 India 92.8Average overall rank #49#51#105#112#147 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · India

The five contributing aquascapers

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(49 + 51 + 105 + 112 + 147) ÷ 5 = 92.8

Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #105

‘Titas Das

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #112

~~ Prashant Govekar

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Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #147

Swapan Baruah

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 70 Top 272 Top 10022 published results
#10 Portugal 113.8Average overall rank #8#42#99#167#253 —No prior rank
IIAC 2023 · Portugal

The five contributing aquascapers

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(8 + 42 + 99 + 167 + 253) ÷ 5 = 113.8

IIAC 2023 · #42 — Rodolfo Provenzano
OVERALL RANK #42

Rodolfo Provenzano

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #99

Ismael Figueira

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #167

Vera Basilio Dos Santos

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #253

Bruno Carvalho

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 8 country results in 2023 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 275 Top 1008 published results
Data coverage across available editions
2015Partial814 ranked records2016Complete719 ranked records2017Complete792 ranked records2018Partial528 ranked records2019Partial523 ranked records2020Missing0 ranked records2021Complete596 ranked records2022Partial466 ranked records2023Complete389 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. IIAC 2023 has 389 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 390. 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.