In the history of chess, only 14 countries produced World Champions. Only 6 countries produced Women’s World Champions and 11 produced Men’s World Champions (combined 14 countries)
Women’s World Champions (6 countries)
Soviet Union – Russia
Ukraine
Georgia
China
Hungary
Bulgaria
Men’s World Champions (11 countries)
Soviet Union – Russia (Armenia, Latvia, Azerbaijan)
Germany
Cuba
Netherlands
France
United States of America
Bulgaria
India
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Norway
France should not be there. It didn’t produce world champions, it “received” them already produced, see Alekhine or Spassky. Or am I missing something?