This statistic shows a ranking of countries that participated in the Eurovision Song Contest based on the total number of points received between 1956 and 2016. Sweden ranked first with 4,128 points received over the course of all Eurovision Song Contest competitions, followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland with 3,849 and 3,292 points, respectively.
Most successful countries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received between 1956 and 2016
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Eurovisionizer. (March 17, 2017). Most successful countries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received between 1956 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688188/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-countries-by-total-points/
Eurovisionizer. "Most successful countries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received between 1956 and 2016." Chart. March 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688188/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-countries-by-total-points/
Eurovisionizer. (2017). Most successful countries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received between 1956 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688188/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-countries-by-total-points/
Eurovisionizer. "Most Successful Countries in Eurovision Song Contest Competitions Ranked by Total Points Received between 1956 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688188/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-countries-by-total-points/
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