The Official Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and are influenced by a nation’s official RLIF ranking.
Influencers of position include:
- The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw
- The margin of victory (or defeat)
- The relative strength of opposition faced
- The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily
- The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international.
- Official RLIF World Ranking
Rankings as of August 2015
| Rank | Nation | |
| 1 (2) |  |
New Zealand |
| 2 (1) |  |
Australia |
| 3 (4) |  |
Samoa |
| 4 (3) |  |
Fiji |
| 5 (5) |  |
Papua New Guinea |
| 6 (6) |  |
Tonga |
| 7 (7) |  |
Niue |
| 8 (11) |  |
Cook Islands |
| 9 (8) |  |
Philippines |
| 10 (9) |  |
Vanuatu |
| 11 (10) |  |
Japan |
| 12 (12) |  |
Solomon Islands |
| Unranked |  |
Thailand |
| Unranked |  |
American Samoa |
| Unranked |  |
Tokelau |
() Indicated previous position.
