I had something in my mind about postcrossing country rankings. The notion is older than 4 or 5 years. One more thing, this year postcrossing marks its 10th Birthday. Isn't it so wonderful ? Privately my postcrossing journey started 5 years ago. Have you ever wondered how postcrossing rankings changed over past few years? Oldest data I found is data obtained from poscrossing site on 11th November 2011.
On that day poscrossing had 261 097 postcrossers and they altogether sent just more than 9 million postcards. Today as at 1st of January 2015 Postcrossers have more than doubled and and postcards sent have been tripled. To be exact there is 525 833 poscrossers and poscards sent figure is 27 363 879.
On 11th November Germany stood on 3rd place and it is the leading postcrossing country now. Greatest achiever to make top 10 is Ukraine who stood on 19th place has achieved 9th place. Good news for me is Sri Lanka which stood on 74th at that time had gained 9 places. To make it easy for you make comparisons I will post the full table.
| 1/1/2015 | ||||||
| Code | Country name | Members | Postcards Sent | Rank as at today | Earlier Rank | Rank Change |
| DE | GermanyGermany | 40,048 | 3,500,761 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| US | United States of AmericaUnited States of America | 51,096 | 2,818,733 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| RU | RussiaRussia | 61,091 | 2,778,835 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| NL | NetherlandsNetherlands | 33,683 | 2,608,584 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| FI | FinlandFinland | 17,034 | 2,140,400 | 5 | 2 | -3 |
| BY | BelarusBelarus | 21,612 | 1,308,089 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| CN | ChinaChina | 49,367 | 1,226,726 | 7 | 6 | -1 |
| TW | TaiwanTaiwan (*) | 51,301 | 1,213,195 | 8 | 7 | -1 |
| UA | UkraineUkraine | 22,301 | 1,029,033 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| PL | PolandPoland | 25,762 | 828,336 | 10 | 8 | -2 |
| JP | JapanJapan | 6,839 | 568,382 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| GB | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 10,804 | 551,886 | 12 | 9 | -3 |
| CZ | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 11,075 | 505,295 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
| CA | CanadaCanada | 7,673 | 445,722 | 14 | 12 | -2 |
| FR | FranceFrance | 7,386 | 416,270 | 15 | 14 | -1 |
| LT | LithuaniaLithuania | 6,785 | 362,987 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
| AU | AustraliaAustralia | 5,372 | 362,296 | 17 | 15 | -2 |
| PT | PortugalPortugal | 5,925 | 343,520 | 18 | 13 | -5 |
| BE | BelgiumBelgium | 3,749 | 307,057 | 19 | 22 | 3 |
| ES | SpainSpain | 4,599 | 296,729 | 20 | 21 | 1 |
| BR | BrazilBrazil | 7,166 | 276,894 | 21 | 17 | -4 |
| IT | ItalyItaly | 2,712 | 273,304 | 22 | 16 | -6 |
| HK | Hong KongHong Kong (*) | 6,873 | 259,962 | 23 | 34 | 11 |
| MY | MalaysiaMalaysia | 3,801 | 209,853 | 24 | 27 | 3 |
| CH | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 2,167 | 206,976 | 25 | 24 | -1 |
| AT | AustriaAustria | 2,172 | 188,112 | 26 | 25 | -1 |
| EE | EstoniaEstonia | 2,182 | 176,923 | 27 | 23 | -4 |
| LV | LatviaLatvia | 2,719 | 153,909 | 28 | 33 | 5 |
| TR | TurkeyTurkey | 6,660 | 153,125 | 29 | 28 | -1 |
| TH | ThailandThailand | 5,211 | 147,749 | 30 | 26 | -4 |
| SG | SingaporeSingapore | 2,603 | 146,611 | 31 | 32 | 1 |
| NZ | New ZealandNew Zealand | 1,602 | 104,968 | 32 | 29 | -3 |
| IN | IndiaIndia | 6,838 | 100,020 | 33 | 42 | 9 |
| NO | NorwayNorway | 1,097 | 96,559 | 34 | 30 | -4 |
| SI | SloveniaSlovenia | 870 | 96,144 | 35 | 31 | -4 |
| KR | Korea (South)Korea (South) | 3,536 | 89,102 | 36 | 43 | 7 |
| ID | IndonesiaIndonesia | 5,086 | 88,961 | 37 | 48 | 11 |
| RO | RomaniaRomania | 1,119 | 86,095 | 38 | 36 | -2 |
| IE | IrelandIreland | 809 | 78,249 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| HU | HungaryHungary | 1,551 | 72,702 | 40 | 35 | -5 |
| SE | SwedenSweden | 1,131 | 70,943 | 41 | 37 | -4 |
| PH | PhilippinesPhilippines | 1,539 | 61,162 | 42 | 38 | -4 |
| ZA | South AfricaSouth Africa | 1,565 | 53,703 | 43 | 44 | 1 |
| HR | CroatiaCroatia | 571 | 51,291 | 44 | 40 | -4 |
| BG | BulgariaBulgaria | 978 | 44,694 | 45 | 53 | 8 |
| SK | SlovakiaSlovakia | 967 | 39,943 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| GR | GreeceGreece | 429 | 39,094 | 47 | 41 | -6 |
| DK | DenmarkDenmark | 429 | 35,588 | 48 | 45 | -3 |
| IL | IsraelIsrael | 430 | 35,198 | 49 | 47 | -2 |
| MD | MoldovaMoldova | 506 | 34,584 | 50 | 55 | 5 |
| MX | MexicoMexico | 825 | 24,103 | 51 | 51 | 0 |
| LU | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 184 | 23,044 | 52 | 50 | -2 |
| RS | SerbiaSerbia | 275 | 19,256 | 53 | 52 | -1 |
| IS | IcelandIceland | 193 | 18,790 | 54 | 49 | -5 |
| MO | MacaoMacao (*) | 583 | 16,294 | 55 | 56 | 1 |
| AR | ArgentinaArgentina | 537 | 14,422 | 56 | 54 | -2 |
| KZ | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 461 | 13,283 | 57 | 63 | 6 |
| CL | ChileChile | 235 | 9,680 | 58 | 57 | -1 |
| AE | United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates | 183 | 8,863 | 59 | 60 | 1 |
| DZ | AlgeriaAlgeria | 152 | 5,588 | 60 | 71 | 11 |
| UZ | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 99 | 5,547 | 61 | 64 | 3 |
| MT | MaltaMalta | 79 | 5,527 | 62 | 59 | -3 |
| PR | Puerto RicoPuerto Rico (*) | 158 | 5,527 | 62 | 61 | -1 |
| BA | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 111 | 5,526 | 64 | 62 | -2 |
| LK | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 210 | 4,997 | 65 | 74 | 9 |
| MK | MacedoniaMacedonia | 58 | 4,667 | 66 | 75 | 9 |
| IR | IranIran | 130 | 4,490 | 67 | 58 | -9 |
| CY | CyprusCyprus | 61 | 4,205 | 68 | 72 | 4 |
| CR | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 74 | 3,977 | 69 | 68 | -1 |
| VN | VietnamVietnam | 95 | 3,940 | 70 | 66 | -4 |
| PK | PakistanPakistan | 63 | 2,968 | 71 | 76 | 5 |
| GG | GuernseyGuernsey (*) | 50 | 2,930 | 72 | 77 | 5 |
| MU | MauritiusMauritius | 39 | 2,782 | 73 | 70 | -3 |
| AZ | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 56 | 2,548 | 74 | 128 | 54 |
| EC | EcuadorEcuador | 35 | 2,381 | 75 | 81 | 6 |
| EG | EgyptEgypt | 73 | 2,282 | 76 | 69 | -7 |
| BN | BruneiBrunei | 46 | 2,237 | 77 | 67 | -10 |
| QA | QatarQatar | 46 | 2,084 | 78 | 65 | -13 |
| AM | ArmeniaArmenia | 45 | 2,045 | 79 | 78 | -1 |
| KE | KenyaKenya | 34 | 1,871 | 80 | 108 | 28 |
| TN | TunisiaTunisia | 63 | 1,861 | 81 | 118 | 37 |
| TT | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago | 44 | 1,851 | 82 | 83 | 1 |
| CU | CubaCuba | 29 | 1,626 | 83 | 87 | 4 |
| KG | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 64 | 1,594 | 84 | 93 | 9 |
| MA | MoroccoMorocco | 118 | 1,587 | 85 | 84 | -1 |
| ME | MontenegroMontenegro | 45 | 1,542 | 86 | 80 | -6 |
| BS | BahamasBahamas | 15 | 1,479 | 87 | 95 | 8 |
| PE | PeruPeru | 85 | 1,413 | 88 | 101 | 13 |
| GT | GuatemalaGuatemala | 27 | 1,408 | 89 | 79 | -10 |
| UY | UruguayUruguay | 31 | 1,377 | 90 | 85 | -5 |
| JE | JerseyJersey (*) | 22 | 1,224 | 91 | 81 | -10 |
| ET | EthiopiaEthiopia | 21 | 1,180 | 92 | 94 | 2 |
| PF | French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia (*) | 11 | 1,163 | 93 | 100 | 7 |
| VE | VenezuelaVenezuela | 48 | 1,119 | 94 | 91 | -3 |
| BH | BahrainBahrain | 23 | 1,065 | 95 | 102 | 7 |
| SA | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 37 | 1,051 | 96 | 108 | 12 |
| PA | PanamaPanama | 24 | 1,030 | 97 | 90 | -7 |
| AX | Åland IslandsÅland Islands (*) | 17 | 1,015 | 98 | 73 | -25 |
| GH | GhanaGhana | 79 | 1,010 | 99 | 111 | 12 |
| DO | Dominican RepublicDominican Republic | 53 | 998 | 100 | 123 | 23 |
| LI | LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | 10 | 978 | 101 | 151 | 50 |
| BD | BangladeshBangladesh | 39 | 939 | 102 | 114 | 12 |
| TV | TuvaluTuvalu | 4 | 898 | 103 | 88 | -15 |
| KH | CambodiaCambodia | 13 | 797 | 104 | 86 | -18 |
| JM | JamaicaJamaica | 20 | 745 | 105 | 89 | -16 |
| NP | NepalNepal | 27 | 739 | 106 | 136 | 30 |
| GP | GuadeloupeGuadeloupe (*) | 13 | 701 | 107 | 98 | -9 |
| SV | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 25 | 699 | 108 | 106 | -2 |
| CO | ColombiaColombia | 51 | 671 | 109 | 107 | -2 |
| IM | Isle of ManIsle of Man (*) | 12 | 638 | 110 | 96 | -14 |
| GI | GibraltarGibraltar (*) | 6 | 610 | 111 | 143 | 32 |
| LB | LebanonLebanon | 24 | 592 | 112 | 104 | -8 |
| NA | NamibiaNamibia | 32 | 584 | 113 | 152 | 39 |
| GE | GeorgiaGeorgia | 22 | 549 | 114 | 176 | 62 |
| GY | GuyanaGuyana | 15 | 539 | 115 | 112 | -3 |
| RE | RéunionRéunion (*) | 22 | 538 | 116 | 152 | 36 |
| NF | Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island (*) | 2 | 521 | 117 | 99 | -18 |
| SR | SurinameSuriname | 5 | 520 | 118 | 92 | -26 |
| TM | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 13 | 504 | 119 | 138 | 19 |
| LA | LaosLaos | 4 | 475 | 120 | 97 | -23 |
| PM | Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon (*) | 8 | 446 | 121 | 113 | -8 |
| BM | BermudaBermuda (*) | 12 | 438 | 122 | 121 | -1 |
| JO | JordanJordan | 21 | 424 | 123 | 105 | -18 |
| MW | MalawiMalawi | 3 | 399 | 124 | 163 | 39 |
| IQ | IraqIraq | 9 | 392 | 125 | 116 | -9 |
| OM | OmanOman | 6 | 382 | 126 | 122 | -4 |
| NC | New CaledoniaNew Caledonia (*) | 13 | 381 | 127 | 131 | 4 |
| GN | GuineaGuinea | 1 | 373 | 128 | 156 | 28 |
| TZ | TanzaniaTanzania | 14 | 371 | 129 | 117 | -12 |
| FJ | FijiFiji | 11 | 369 | 130 | 177 | 47 |
| AL | AlbaniaAlbania | 7 | 342 | 131 | 144 | 13 |
| UG | UgandaUganda | 35 | 329 | 132 | 115 | -17 |
| GU | GuamGuam (*) | 23 | 317 | 133 | 145 | 12 |
| KW | KuwaitKuwait | 10 | 316 | 134 | 141 | 7 |
| BB | BarbadosBarbados | 11 | 290 | 135 | 135 | 0 |
| AW | ArubaAruba (*) | 10 | 281 | 136 | 154 | 18 |
| BO | BoliviaBolivia | 20 | 276 | 137 | 118 | -19 |
| FO | Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | 12 | 271 | 138 | 125 | -13 |
| AF | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 7 | 262 | 139 | 170 | 31 |
| MP | Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands (*) | 4 | 250 | 140 | 110 | -30 |
| BZ | BelizeBelize | 6 | 246 | 141 | 150 | 9 |
| BQ | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (*) | 4 | 223 | 142 | 165 | 23 |
| MV | MaldivesMaldives | 9 | 216 | 143 | 120 | -23 |
| NI | NicaraguaNicaragua | 8 | 199 | 144 | 124 | -20 |
| CV | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 7 | 197 | 145 | 133 | -12 |
| MQ | MartiniqueMartinique (*) | 4 | 191 | 146 | 130 | -16 |
| KP | Korea (North)Korea (North) | 3 | 167 | 147 | 192 | 45 |
| MM | MyanmarMyanmar | 13 | 166 | 148 | 156 | 8 |
| PG | Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea | 2 | 154 | 149 | 103 | -46 |
| ST | Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe | 1 | 152 | 150 | 203 | 53 |
| GD | GrenadaGrenada | 3 | 150 | 151 | 132 | -19 |
| HT | HaitiHaiti | 3 | 147 | 152 | 129 | -23 |
| HN | HondurasHonduras | 13 | 146 | 153 | 192 | 39 |
| MN | MongoliaMongolia | 16 | 136 | 154 | 149 | -5 |
| NG | NigeriaNigeria | 9 | 133 | 155 | 167 | 12 |
| MG | MadagascarMadagascar | 11 | 129 | 156 | 165 | 9 |
| PY | ParaguayParaguay | 10 | 128 | 157 | 139 | -18 |
| PS | Palestine (state of)Palestine (state of) (*) | 7 | 126 | 158 | 189 | 31 |
| SC | SeychellesSeychelles | 9 | 124 | 159 | 133 | -26 |
| GL | GreenlandGreenland (*) | 2 | 123 | 160 | 126 | -34 |
| SJ | Svalbard and Jan MayenSvalbard and Jan Mayen (*) | 4 | 123 | 160 | 203 | 43 |
| KY | Cayman IslandsCayman Islands (*) | 2 | 120 | 162 | 127 | -35 |
| MZ | MozambiqueMozambique | 7 | 109 | 163 | 137 | -26 |
| GF | French GuianaFrench Guiana (*) | 3 | 108 | 164 | 160 | -4 |
| MF | Saint Martin (French part)Saint Martin (French part) (*) | 3 | 103 | 165 | 216 | 51 |
| SX | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (*) | 1 | 99 | 166 | 203 | 37 |
| TJ | TajikistanTajikistan | 8 | 94 | 167 | 167 | 0 |
| VI | Virgin Islands of the USAVirgin Islands of the USA (*) | 5 | 92 | 168 | 167 | -1 |
| CW | CuraçaoCuraçao (*) | 8 | 91 | 169 | 159 | -10 |
| LS | LesothoLesotho | 4 | 91 | 169 | 142 | -27 |
| ZM | ZambiaZambia | 7 | 89 | 171 | 147 | -24 |
| YT | MayotteMayotte (*) | 3 | 88 | 172 | 216 | 44 |
| MH | Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands | 0 | 84 | 173 | 139 | -34 |
| GM | GambiaGambia | 7 | 80 | 174 | 199 | 25 |
| MC | MonacoMonaco | 5 | 74 | 175 | 183 | 8 |
| AG | Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | 8 | 68 | 176 | 171 | -5 |
| VA | VaticanVatican | 2 | 65 | 177 | 203 | 26 |
| ZW | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 10 | 64 | 178 | 181 | 3 |
| SY | SyriaSyria | 3 | 63 | 179 | 146 | -33 |
| YE | YemenYemen | 3 | 63 | 179 | 148 | -31 |
| AD | AndorraAndorra | 6 | 62 | 181 | 188 | 7 |
| BW | BotswanaBotswana | 8 | 61 | 182 | 154 | -28 |
| TL | Timor-LesteTimor-Leste | 1 | 57 | 183 | 192 | 9 |
| CI | Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire | 12 | 52 | 184 | 181 | -3 |
| LY | LibyaLibya | 4 | 48 | 185 | 158 | -27 |
| RW | RwandaRwanda | 7 | 48 | 185 | 203 | 18 |
| VG | British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands (*) | 2 | 46 | 187 | 216 | 29 |
| LC | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 3 | 45 | 188 | 161 | -27 |
| SN | SenegalSenegal | 16 | 42 | 189 | 171 | -18 |
| BI | BurundiBurundi | 1 | 38 | 190 | 216 | 26 |
| TG | TogoTogo | 18 | 37 | 191 | 216 | 25 |
| CM | CameroonCameroon | 3 | 37 | 191 | 192 | 1 |
| DM | DominicaDominica | 1 | 37 | 191 | 192 | 1 |
| SB | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | 2 | 37 | 191 | 162 | -29 |
| ER | EritreaEritrea | 8 | 32 | 195 | 163 | -32 |
| SZ | SwazilandSwaziland | 4 | 30 | 196 | 183 | -13 |
| CX | Christmas IslandChristmas Island (*) | 1 | 28 | 197 | 216 | 19 |
| VU | VanuatuVanuatu | 2 | 26 | 198 | 216 | 18 |
| AO | AngolaAngola | 1 | 23 | 199 | 175 | -24 |
| SH | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (*) | 2 | 21 | 200 | 171 | -29 |
| VC | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 20 | 201 | 174 | -27 |
| CD | Congo (Dem. Rep.)Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 0 | 17 | 202 | 216 | 14 |
| AQ | AntarcticaAntarctica (*) | 0 | 16 | 203 | 179 | -24 |
| CG | CongoCongo | 0 | 14 | 204 | 203 | -1 |
| BJ | BeninBenin | 11 | 13 | 205 | 185 | -20 |
| BT | BhutanBhutan | 5 | 13 | 205 | 185 | -20 |
| CK | Cook IslandsCook Islands | 1 | 12 | 207 | 177 | -30 |
| FK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas)Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (*) | 1 | 12 | 207 | 216 | 9 |
| XK | KosovoKosovo (*) | 4 | 12 | 207 | #N/A | #N/A |
| GA | GabonGabon | 1 | 7 | 210 | 216 | 6 |
| LR | LiberiaLiberia | 0 | 7 | 210 | 185 | -25 |
| KN | Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 7 | 210 | 189 | -21 |
| TF | French Southern TerritoriesFrench Southern Territories (*) | 0 | 6 | 213 | 203 | -10 |
| GQ | Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea | 0 | 5 | 214 | 189 | -25 |
| KI | KiribatiKiribati | 0 | 5 | 214 | 216 | 2 |
| SD | SudanSudan | 0 | 5 | 214 | 179 | -35 |
| BF | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 1 | 4 | 217 | 192 | -25 |
| MR | MauritaniaMauritania | 0 | 4 | 217 | 216 | -1 |
| WF | Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna | 0 | 4 | 217 | 192 | -25 |
| AS | American SamoaAmerican Samoa (*) | 1 | 3 | 220 | 216 | -4 |
| FM | MicronesiaMicronesia | 1 | 3 | 220 | 203 | -17 |
| MS | MontserratMontserrat (*) | 0 | 3 | 220 | 199 | -21 |
| BL | Saint BarthélemySaint Barthélemy (*) | 1 | 3 | 220 | 216 | -4 |
| TD | ChadChad | 0 | 2 | 224 | 216 | -8 |
| WS | SamoaSamoa (*) | 2 | 2 | 224 | 201 | -23 |
| CF | Central African RepublicCentral African Republic | 1 | 1 | 226 | 203 | -23 |
| KM | ComorosComoros | 0 | 1 | 226 | 203 | -23 |
| DJ | DjiboutiDjibouti | 0 | 1 | 226 | 203 | -23 |
| NU | NiueNiue (*) | 0 | 1 | 226 | 203 | -23 |
| SM | San MarinoSan Marino | 0 | 1 | 226 | 203 | -23 |
| AI | AnguillaAnguilla (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 201 | -30 |
| IO | British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean Territory (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| CC | Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| GW | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| ML | MaliMali | 1 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| NR | NauruNauru | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| NE | NigerNiger | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| PW | PalauPalau | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| PN | PitcairnPitcairn (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| SL | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| SO | SomaliaSomalia | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| SS | South SudanSouth Sudan | 0 | 0 | 231 | #N/A | #N/A |
| TK | TokelauTokelau (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| TO | TongaTonga | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| TC | Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| UM | U.S. Minor Outlying IslandsU.S. Minor Outlying Islands (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 216 | -15 |
| EH | Western SaharaWestern Sahara (*) | 0 | 0 | 231 | #N/A | #N/A |
