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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2019 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2019Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2019

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

China

17.4Average
overall rank
#3#7#19#27#31
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#2

Japan

17.6Average
overall rank
#2#9#18#24#35
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#3

Spain

30.2Average
overall rank
#11#22#29#41#48
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Country & region standings

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#1↑ 1 vs 2018 China 17.4Average overall rank #3#7#19#27#31 ↑ 1vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(3 + 7 + 19 + 27 + 31) ÷ 5 = 17.4

IAPLC 2019 · #7 — Qi Zhang
OVERALL RANK #7

Qi Zhang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #19 — Jing Xue Luo
OVERALL RANK #19

Jing Xue Luo

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #27 — Yongming Zhang
OVERALL RANK #27

Yongming Zhang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 231 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

2 Top 74 Top 277 Top 100231 published results
#2↓ 1 vs 2018 Japan 17.6Average overall rank #2#9#18#24#35 ↓ 1vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(2 + 9 + 18 + 24 + 35) ÷ 5 = 17.6

IAPLC 2019 · #24 — Akihiro Yamaga
OVERALL RANK #24

Akihiro Yamaga

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #35 — Kazuyoshi Kawata
OVERALL RANK #35

Kazuyoshi Kawata

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 518 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

1 Top 74 Top 2722 Top 100518 published results
#3↑ 2 vs 2018 Spain 30.2Average overall rank #11#22#29#41#48 ↑ 2vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Spain

The five contributing aquascapers

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(11 + 22 + 29 + 41 + 48) ÷ 5 = 30.2

IAPLC 2019 · #22 — Jose Sánchez
OVERALL RANK #22

Jose Sánchez

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #29 — Raúl Gargallo Marí
OVERALL RANK #29

Raúl Gargallo Marí

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 40 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

0 Top 72 Top 278 Top 10040 published results
#4↑ 3 vs 2018 Brazil 33.8Average overall rank #20#25#30#33#61 ↑ 3vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(20 + 25 + 30 + 33 + 61) ÷ 5 = 33.8

View all 31 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

0 Top 72 Top 279 Top 10031 published results
#5↑ 8 vs 2018 France 38.4Average overall rank #4#12#47#64#65 ↑ 8vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · France

The five contributing aquascapers

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(4 + 12 + 47 + 64 + 65) ÷ 5 = 38.4

IAPLC 2019 · #64 — David Barandiaran
OVERALL RANK #64

David Barandiaran

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #65 — Thierry Fischbach
OVERALL RANK #65

Thierry Fischbach

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1 Top 72 Top 277 Top 10020 published results
#6↑ 2 vs 2018 Indonesia 39.0Average overall rank #10#34#36#57#58 ↑ 2vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Indonesia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(10 + 34 + 36 + 57 + 58) ÷ 5 = 39.0

IAPLC 2019 · #36 — Indra Bob Wijaya
OVERALL RANK #36

Indra Bob Wijaya

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #57 — Yoseph Go
OVERALL RANK #57

Yoseph Go

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2019 · #58 — Jeffry Christian
OVERALL RANK #58

Jeffry Christian

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 76 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 278 Top 10076 published results
#7↓ 3 vs 2018 Vietnam 42.0Average overall rank #6#21#53#59#71 ↓ 3vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(6 + 21 + 53 + 59 + 71) ÷ 5 = 42.0

IAPLC 2019 · #71 — Huy Nguyen Thanh
OVERALL RANK #71

Huy Nguyen Thanh

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 44 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

1 Top 72 Top 277 Top 10044 published results
#8↓ 2 vs 2018 Malaysia 72.8Average overall rank #1#5#77#133#148 ↓ 2vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Malaysia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 5 + 77 + 133 + 148) ÷ 5 = 72.8

IAPLC 2019 · #133 — George Adonis
OVERALL RANK #133

George Adonis

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View all 32 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

2 Top 72 Top 273 Top 10032 published results
#9= vs 2018 Thailand 84.8Average overall rank #14#16#54#155#185 =vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(14 + 16 + 54 + 155 + 185) ÷ 5 = 84.8

IAPLC 2019 · #155 — Wichian Janjira
OVERALL RANK #155

Wichian Janjira

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View all 15 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

0 Top 72 Top 273 Top 10015 published results
#10↑ 6 vs 2018 India 89.0Average overall rank #49#50#100#111#135 ↑ 6vs 2018
IAPLC 2019 · India

The five contributing aquascapers

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(49 + 50 + 100 + 111 + 135) ÷ 5 = 89.0

IAPLC 2019 · #49 — Gaurav Singh
OVERALL RANK #49

Gaurav Singh

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IAPLC 2019 · #100 — Manish Sharma
OVERALL RANK #100

Manish Sharma

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IAPLC 2019 · #111 — Sourasis Das
OVERALL RANK #111

Sourasis Das

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View all 76 country results in 2019 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 273 Top 10076 published results
Data coverage across available editions
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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.

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 2019 has 1576 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 1,867. 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.