2004 IIHF World Ranking System
Womens Rankings
Elite Division (played in Canada)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
1 | DNP | N/A |
 USA |
2 | DNP | N/A |
 Finland |
3 | DNP | N/A |
 Sweden |
4 | DNP | N/A |
 Russia |
5 | DNP | N/A |
 Germany |
6 | DNP | N/A |
 China |
7 | DNP | N/A |
 Switzerland |
8 | DNP | N/A |
 Japan |
9 | 9 | - |
Switzerland and Japan relegated to Division I
No rankings from 2003 because the tournament was cancelled due to the SARS epidemic in China.
Division 1 (played in Latvia)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
10 | 10 | - |
 Czech Republic |
11 | 11 | - |
 Latvia |
12 | 13 | +1 |
 France |
13 | 12 | -1 |
 Norway |
14 | 15 | +1 |
 DPR Korea |
15 | 14 | -1 |
Kazakhstan promoted to the Elite Division
Norway and DPR Korea relegated to Division II
Division 2 (played in Italy)
| Position | Last Year | Pos. Change | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
16 | 16 | - |
 Italy |
17 | 18 | +1 |
 Slovakia |
18 | 17 | -1 |
 Netherlands |
19 | 19 | - |
 Australia |
20 | 21 | +1 |
 Great Britain |
21 | 20 | -1 |
Denmark promoted to Division I
Australia and Great Britain relegated to Division III
Division 3 (played in Slovenia)
| Position | Last Year | Pos. Change | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
22 | DNP | N/A |
 Slovenia |
23 | 22 | -1 |
 Hungary |
24 | 4 | -3 |
 Belgium |
25 | 23 | -2 |
 Romania |
26 | 27 | +1 |
 Korea |
27 | DNP | N/A |
Austria promoted to Division II