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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2022 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2022Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2022

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

China

4.6Average
overall rank
#2#3#4#6#8
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#2

Brazil

16.6Average
overall rank
#12#13#17#19#22
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#3

Vietnam

20.4Average
overall rank
#5#7#14#36#40
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Country & region standings

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#1↑ 3 vs 2021 China 4.6Average overall rank #2#3#4#6#8 ↑ 3vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 8) ÷ 5 = 4.6

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4 Top 76 Top 2712 Top 100190 published results
#2↑ 4 vs 2021 Brazil 16.6Average overall rank #12#13#17#19#22 ↑ 4vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(12 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 22) ÷ 5 = 16.6

View all 25 country results in 2022 → · Country overview →

0 Top 76 Top 279 Top 10025 published results
#3↓ 2 vs 2021 Vietnam 20.4Average overall rank #5#7#14#36#40 ↓ 2vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(5 + 7 + 14 + 36 + 40) ÷ 5 = 20.4

IAPLC 2022 · #14 — Van Dong Dang
OVERALL RANK #14

Van Dong Dang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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2 Top 73 Top 2711 Top 10064 published results
#4↓ 1 vs 2021 Japan 24.6Average overall rank #11#21#29#30#32 ↓ 1vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(11 + 21 + 29 + 30 + 32) ÷ 5 = 24.6

View all 551 country results in 2022 → · Country overview →

0 Top 72 Top 2723 Top 100551 published results
#5↑ 2 vs 2021 Malaysia 57.6Average overall rank #15#48#71#72#82 ↑ 2vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Malaysia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(15 + 48 + 71 + 72 + 82) ÷ 5 = 57.6

IAPLC 2022 · #71 — Irvin Seow
OVERALL RANK #71

Irvin Seow

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #72 — Amirul Husaini Shahrom
OVERALL RANK #72

Amirul Husaini Shahrom

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #82 — Wan Mohd Nukhairi Wan Cob
OVERALL RANK #82

Wan Mohd Nukhairi Wan Cob

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 95 country results in 2022 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 276 Top 10095 published results
#6↑ 12 vs 2021 Portugal 64.8Average overall rank #20#53#56#88#107 ↑ 12vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Portugal

The five contributing aquascapers

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(20 + 53 + 56 + 88 + 107) ÷ 5 = 64.8

IAPLC 2022 · #20 — Joao Pinheiro
OVERALL RANK #20

Joao Pinheiro

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #53 — Nuno Matos
OVERALL RANK #53

Nuno Matos

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #88 — Vera Basílio Dos Santos
OVERALL RANK #88

Vera Basílio Dos Santos

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #107

Samuel Ferreira

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 71 Top 274 Top 10013 published results
#7↑ 1 vs 2021 Thailand 71.6Average overall rank #41#45#50#99#123 ↑ 1vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(41 + 45 + 50 + 99 + 123) ÷ 5 = 71.6

IAPLC 2022 · #50 — Anant Tangdumrongbun
OVERALL RANK #50

Anant Tangdumrongbun

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #99 — Weradet Kaewyuang
OVERALL RANK #99

Weradet Kaewyuang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 70 Top 274 Top 10025 published results
#8↑ 2 vs 2021 South Korea 80.6Average overall rank #16#52#66#129#140 ↑ 2vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · South Korea

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(16 + 52 + 66 + 129 + 140) ÷ 5 = 80.6

IAPLC 2022 · #52 — Jinsun Cho
OVERALL RANK #52

Jinsun Cho

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 71 Top 273 Top 10037 published results
#9↓ 7 vs 2021 Spain 80.8Average overall rank #38#73#75#106#112 ↓ 7vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · Spain

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(38 + 73 + 75 + 106 + 112) ÷ 5 = 80.8

IAPLC 2022 · #73 — Felipe De Neri Gomez Rivas
OVERALL RANK #73

Felipe De Neri Gomez Rivas

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IAPLC 2022 · #75 — Gaizka Lambarri
OVERALL RANK #75

Gaizka Lambarri

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #106

Juan Manuel Bueno

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 40 country results in 2022 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 273 Top 10040 published results
#10↓ 1 vs 2021 France 121.8Average overall rank #68#104#115#150#172 ↓ 1vs 2021
IAPLC 2022 · France

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(68 + 104 + 115 + 150 + 172) ÷ 5 = 121.8

IAPLC 2022 · #68 — Vincent Braquet
OVERALL RANK #68

Vincent Braquet

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2022 · #115 — Damien Agro
OVERALL RANK #115

Damien Agro

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 23 country results in 2022 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 271 Top 10023 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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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 2022 has 2044 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 2,083. 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.