The Tiers
October 25, 2022
F Tier (It’s time for a change.)
Thankfully, no nation has an anthem this poor.
E Tier (Don’t take it politically.)
51. Japan – “君が代”
D Tier (Better than nothing.)
50. Sweden “Du Gamla Du Fria”
49. Hungary – “Himnusz”
48. Egypt – “لك حبي وفؤادي”
47. Ethiopia – “ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ”
46. India – “जन गण मन”
45. Bangladesh – “আমার সোনার বাংলা”
44. Nigeria – “Arise, Oh Compatriots”
43. Afghanistan – “Millî Surûd” (chosen over Taliban)
42. Mexico – “Himno Nacional Mexicano”
C Tier (Good tune, but nothing special.)
41. Greece – Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν”
40. Nepal – “सयौं थुँगा फूलका
39. Saudi Arabia – “عاش المليك”
38. Czech Republic – “Kde domov můj”
37. Norway – “Ja Vi Elsker Dette Landet”
36. Kenya – “Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu”
35. Switzerland – “Schweizerpsalm”
34. Iraq – “موطني”
33. United Arab Emirates – “عيشي بلادي”
32. Pakistan -”قومی ترانہ”
31. Vietnam – “Tiến Quân Ca”
30. Canada – “O Canada”
B Tier (Your country would be proud.)
29. New Guinea – “O Arise, All You Sons”
28. Sri Lanka – “ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා”
27. Taiwan – “中華民國國歌”
26. Germany – “Deutschlandlied”
25. Belgium – “La Brabançonne”
24. Uruguay -”Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba”
23. Spain – “Marcha Real”
22. Mongolia – “Монгол Улсын төрийн дуулал”
21. Ukraine – “Shche Ne Vmerla Ukrainy”
20. East Germany – “Auferstanden aus Ruinen”
19. Brazil – “Hino Nacional Brasileiro”
18. Poland – “Mazurek Dąbrowskiego”
17. China – “义勇军进行曲”
16. South Korea – “애국가”
A Tier (A Patriotic Masterpiece.)
15. Belarus – “Мы, беларусы”
14. Italy – “Il Canto degli Italiani” or “Fratelli d’Italia”
13. Australia – “Advance Australia Fair”
12. United Kingdom – “God Save the King”
11. United States – “The Star-Spangled Banner”
10. North Korea – “애국가”
9. Iran – “سُرودِ مِلّئ جُمهورئ اِسلامئ ایران”
8. South Africa – “Nkosi Sikelel”
S Tier (GLORY)
7. France – “La Marseillaise”
6. Argentina – “Himno Nacional Argentino”
5. Puerto Rico – “La Borinqueña”
4. Israel – “הַתִּקְוָה”
3. Turkey – “İstiklâl Marşı”
2. Russia – “Государственный гимн Российской Федерации”
1. Soviet Union – “Гимн Советского Союза”