Flag state rankings

Two views: by registry-published vessel count (the official figure each flag administration reports), and by Seafarer Index indexed ship count (a sample of 203vessels currently catalogued here, biased toward well-known operators). Compliance posture — Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU, MLC ratification, and ITF Flag of Convenience designation — shown alongside. Methodology: /sources.

By registered ship count (registry-published)

#	Flag	Ships	DWT	Paris MoU	Tokyo MoU	FoC
1	Indonesia	14,000	30	not-listed	white	—
2	Panama	8,000	228	white	white	FoC
3	China	5,500	90	white	white	—
4	Singapore	4,700	126	white	white	—
5	Liberia	4,600	196	white	white	FoC
6	Marshall Islands	4,200	185	white	white	FoC
7	United States	3,600	12	white	white	—
8	Hong Kong	2,700	130	white	white	—
9	Japan	2,700	33	white	white	—
10	Russia	2,500	12	grey	grey	—
11	Malta	2,400	95	white	white	FoC
12	Norway	2,000	55	white	white	—
13	South Korea	1,900	20	white	white	—
14	Cambodia	1,900	10	black	black	FoC
15	Turkey	1,800	18	white	white	—
16	Vietnam	1,800	9	not-listed	grey	—
17	Bahamas	1,700	78	white	white	FoC
18	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1,700	12	grey	grey	FoC
19	India	1,600	14	not-listed	white	—
20	Malaysia	1,600	15	not-listed	white	—
21	Italy	1,500	20	white	white	—
22	Greece	1,400	52	white	white	—
23	United Kingdom	1,300	22	white	white	—
24	Philippines	1,200	4	not-listed	white	—
25	Canada	1,200	4	white	white	—
26	Cyprus	1,100	42	grey	white	FoC
27	Antigua and Barbuda	1,100	15	white	white	FoC
28	Togo	900	8	black	not-listed	FoC
29	Taiwan	800	8	not-listed	white	—
30	Denmark	700	22	white	white	—

By indexed fleet (Seafarer Index sample)

#	Flag	Indexed	Registry total
1	Liberia	54	4,600
2	Bahamas	22	1,700
3	Hong Kong	18	2,700
4	Malta	17	2,400
5	Norway	12	2,000
6	United Kingdom	8	1,300
7	Panama	7	8,000
8	Singapore	6	4,700
9	Denmark	6	700
10	Malaysia	6	1,600
11	Japan	5	2,700
12	France	5	400
13	Taiwan	5	800
14	Netherlands	4	700
15	Italy	3	1,500
16	United States	3	3,600
17	Saudi Arabia	3	300
18	Qatar	3	100
19	Greece	2	1,400
20	Germany	2	600
21	Bermuda	2	250
22	Marshall Islands	1	4,200
23	China	1	5,500
24	South Korea	1	1,900
25	Cayman Islands	1	200
26	Canada	1	1,200
27	Venezuela	1	200
28	Sweden	1	400
29	Finland	1	200