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== Participation == {{Main|List of participating nations at the Commonwealth Games}} Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. Australia has been the highest scoring team for thirteen games, England for seven, and Canada for one. [[File:Commonwealth Games years participants.PNG|upright=2.75|thumb|alt=Locations of the games, and participating countries| {{legend2|#9966cc|Countries that have hosted, or plan to host, the event|border=solid 1px#AAAAAA}}<br /> {{legend2|#d45c4c|Other countries that enter the games|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br /> {{legend2|#54e464|Countries that have entered the games but no longer do so|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br /> {{0}}'''β’'''<span style="margin:0; font-size:90%;">{{0}} Host cities and year of games</span>|center]] {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; margin:1em auto;" |- ! colspan=24|Table of Team Participation by Commonwealth Games Edition |- ! rowspan="6" style="background:#cedaf2;"|Team !Edition |[[1930 British Empire Games|I]] |[[1934 British Empire Games|II]] |[[1938 British Empire Games|III]] |[[1950 British Empire Games|IV]] |[[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|V]] |[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|VI]] |[[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|VII]] |[[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|VIII]] |[[1970 British Commonwealth Games|IX]] |[[1974 British Commonwealth Games|X]] |[[1978 Commonwealth Games|XI]] |[[1982 Commonwealth Games|XII]] |[[1986 Commonwealth Games|XIII]] |[[1990 Commonwealth Games|XIV]] |[[1994 Commonwealth Games|XV]] |[[1998 Commonwealth Games|XVI]] |[[2002 Commonwealth Games|XVII]] |[[2006 Commonwealth Games|XVIII]] |[[2010 Commonwealth Games|XIX]] |[[2014 Commonwealth Games|XX]] |[[2018 Commonwealth Games|XXI]] |[[2022 Commonwealth Games|XXII]] |- ! Year |1930 |1934 |1938 |1950 |1954 |1958 |1962 |1966 |1970 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |2014 |2018 |2022 |- ! Host Flag |{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|WAL}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|JAM}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{flagicon|MAS}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|IND}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} |- ! Host City |[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] |[[London]] |[[Sydney]] |[[Auckland]] |[[Vancouver]] |[[Cardiff]] |[[Perth]] |[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] |[[Edinburgh]] |[[Christchurch]] |[[Edmonton]] |[[Brisbane]] |[[Edinburgh]] |[[Auckland]] |[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] |[[Kuala Lumpur]] |[[Manchester]] |[[Melbourne]] |Delhi |[[Glasgow]] |[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] |[[Birmingham]] |- ! Participation \\ Host nation |Canada |England |Australia |New Zealand |Canada |[[Wales]] |Australia |[[Jamaica]] |[[Scotland]] |New Zealand |Canada |Australia |[[Scotland]] |New Zealand |Canada |[[Malaysia]] |England |Australia |[[India]] |[[Scotland]] |Australia |England |- ! colspan=23| |- |align=left|{{flag|Aden}}{{efn|name=n1}}||1962||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{AIA}}{{efn|name=n2}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||| style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{ATG}}||1966β1970, 1978, 1994β||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:pink;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{AUS}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BHS}}||1954β1970, 1978β1982, 1990β||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BGD}}||1978, 1990β||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BRB}}||1954β1982, 1990β||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BLZ}}{{efn|name=n4}}||1978, 1994β||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BMU}}||1930β1938, 1954β1982, 1990β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{BWA}}||1974, 1982β||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|British Guiana}}{{efn|name=n3}}||1930β1938, 1954β1962||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{flag|British Honduras}}{{efn|name=n4}}||1962β1966||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{VGB}}||1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}||1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{CMR}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{CAN}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{CYM}}||1978β||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Ceylon}}{{efn|name=n5}}||1938β1950, 1958β1970||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{COK}}||1974β1978, 1986β||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{CYP}}||1978β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{DMA}}||1958β1962, 1970, 1994β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||||style="background:pink;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{ENG}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Eswatini}}{{efn|name=n24|Swaziland was renamed Eswatini in 2018.}}||2022β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{FLK}}||1982β||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{FJI}}{{efn|name=n6}}||1938, 1954β1986, 1998β2006, 2014β||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{GMB}}{{efn|name=n7}}||1970β1982, 1990β2010, 2018β||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{GHA}}{{efn|name=n8}}||1958β1982, 1990β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{GIB}}||1958β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Gold Coast}}{{efn|name=n8}}||1954||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{GRD}}||1970β1982, 1998β||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{GGY}}{{efn|name=n9}}||1970β||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{GUY}}{{efn|name=n3}}||1966β1970, 1978β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Hong Kong|1959}}{{efn|name=n10}}||1934, 1954β1962, 1970β1994||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{IND}}||1934β1938, 1954β1958, 1966β1982, 1990β||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flagdeco|Leinster}} Ireland{{efn|name=n11}}{{efn|name=n12}}||1930||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{IMN}}||1958β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{JAM}}||1934, 1954β1982, 1990β||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{JEY}}{{efn|name=n9}}||1958β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{KEN}}||1954β1982, 1990β||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{KIR}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{LSO}}||1974β||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MWI}}||1970β||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Malaya}}{{efn|name=n13}}||1950, 1958β1962||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{MYS}}||1966β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MDV}}||1986β2014, 2022β||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MLT}}||1958β1962, 1970, 1982β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MUS}}||1958, 1966β1982, 1990β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MSR}}||1994β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{MOZ}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{NAM}}||1994β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{NRU}}||1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Newfoundland}}{{efn|name=n15}}||1930β1934||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{NZL}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{NGA}}||1950β1958, 1966β1974, 1982, 1990β1994, 2002β||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{NIU}}||2002β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{NFK}}||1986β||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flagicon image|Flag of North Borneo (1948β1963).svg}} [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]]{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β1962||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{NIR}}{{efn|name=n11}}{{efn|name=n16}}||1934β1938, 1954β||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Northern Rhodesia}}{{efn|name=n18}}{{efn|name=n17|Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia federated with Nyasaland in 1953 as [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Rhodesia and Nyasaland]], which dissolved at the end of 1963 and became Zambia in 1964.}}||1954β1958||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{PAK}}||1954β1970, 1990β||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{PNG}}||1962β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1962||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{RWA}}||2010β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla}}{{efn|name=n2}}||1978|||||||||||||||||||||| style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{flag|Saint Helena}}{{efn|name=n19}}||1982, 1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SKN}}{{efn|name=n2}}||1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{LCA}}||1962, 1970, 1978, 1994β||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:pink;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{VCT}}||1958, 1966β1978, 1994β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:pink;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SAM}}{{efn|name=n20}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flagicon|Crown Colony of Sarawak}} [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]]{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β1962||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{SCO}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SYC}}||1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SLE}}||1958, 1966β1970, 1978, 1990β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SGP}}{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{SLB}}||1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{ZAF}}||1930β1958, 1994β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|South Arabia}}{{efn|name=n1}}||1966||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}{{efn|name=n18}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1934β1958||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{LKA}}{{efn|name=n5}}||1974β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Swaziland}}{{efn|name=n24|Swaziland was renamed Eswatini in 2018.}}||1970β2018||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||| |- |align=left|{{flagcountry|Tanganyika (1961β1964)}}{{efn|name=n21}}||1962||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{TZA}}||1966β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{TON}}||1974, 1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{TTO}}||1934β1982, 1990β||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{TCA}}||1978, 1998β||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{TUV}}||1998β||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{UGA}}||1954β1974, 1982, 1990β||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{VUT}}||1982β||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{WAL}}||1930β||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{flag|Western Samoa}}{{efn|name=n20}}||1974β1994||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"||||||||||||||| |- |align=left|{{ZMB}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1970β1982, 1990β||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"| |- |align=left|{{ZWE}}{{efn|name=n22}}||1982, 1990β2002||||||||||||||||||||||||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:pink;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgreen;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"|||style="background:lightgrey;"| |- | colspan="24" style="text-align:center" |Legend |- | colspan="24" style="text-align:center" | {{legend2|lightgreen|Participated|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|pink|Withdrew for political reason|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|lightgrey|Not eligible to participate|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#ECECEC|To be determined|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |} ---- {|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:1em auto;" |- |valign="top"| {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Nation||Years of participation |- |{{flag|Aden}}{{efn|name=n1|Aden later joined South Arabia in 1963 and departed the Commonwealth in 1967.}}||1962 |- |{{AIA}}{{efn|name=n2|Anguilla was completely separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1980 and remaining Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent from the United Kingdom in 1983.}}||1998β |- |{{ANZ}}||1911 |- |{{ATG}}||1966β1970, 1978, 1994β |- |{{AUS}}||1930β |- |{{BHS}}||1954β1970, 1978β1982, 1990β |- |{{BGD}}||1978, 1990β |- |{{BRB}}||1954β1982, 1990β |- |{{BLZ}}{{efn|name=n4|British Honduras was renamed Belize in 1973.}}||1978, 1994β |- |{{BMU}}||1930β1938, 1954β1982, 1990β |- |{{BWA}}||1974, 1982β |- |{{flag|British Guiana}}{{efn|name=n3|British Guiana was renamed Guyana in 1966.}}||1930β1938, 1954β1962 |- |{{flag|British Honduras}}{{efn|name=n4}}||1962β1966 |- |{{VGB}}||1990β |- |{{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}||1990β |- |{{CMR}}||1998β |- |{{CAN}}||1911, 1930β |- |{{CYM}}||1978β |- |{{flag|Ceylon}}{{efn|name=n5|Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972.}}||1938β1950, 1958β1970 |- |{{COK}}||1974β1978, 1986β |- |{{CYP}}||1978β1982, 1990β |- |{{DMA}}||1958β1962, 1970, 1994β |- |{{ENG}}||1930β |- |{{SWZ}}||2022β |- |{{FLK}}||1982β |- |{{FJI}}{{efn|name=n6|Fiji was re-suspended from the Commonwealth and the 2010 Games in 2009.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10594683">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10594683|title=Fiji suspended from Commonwealth|date=2 September 2009|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214100247/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10594683|archive-date=14 February 2012|url-status=live }}</ref> Fiji's suspension from the Commonwealth was lifted in time for the 2014 Games following [[2014 Fijian general election|democratic elections]] in March 2014.}}||1938, 1954β1986, 1998β2006, 2014β |- |{{GMB}}{{efn|name=n7|The Gambia withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2013, but rejoined on 8 February 2018; The Gambia was readmitted to the [[Commonwealth Games Federation]] in March 2018.}}||1970β1982, 1990β2010, 2018β |- |{{GHA}}{{efn|name=n8|Gold Coast (British colony) was renamed Ghana in 1957.}}||1958β1982, 1990β |- |{{GIB}}||1958β |- |{{flag|Gold Coast}}{{efn|name=n8}}||1954 |- |{{GRD}}||1970β1982, 1998β |- |{{GGY}}{{efn|name=n9|Including neighbouring Islands.}}||1970β |- |{{GUY}}{{efn|name=n3}}||1966β1970, 1978β1982, 1990β |- |{{flag|British Hong Kong|1959|name=Hong Kong}}{{efn|name=n10|Hong Kong was never a Commonwealth member but was a territory of a Commonwealth country; it ceased to be in the Commonwealth when the territory was [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|handed over]] to China in 1997.}}||1934, 1954β1962, 1970β1994 |- |{{IND}}||1934β1938, 1954β1958, 1966β1982, 1990β |- |{{flagdeco|Leinster}} Ireland{{efn|name=n11|Ireland was represented as a single team from the whole of the [[Ireland|island]] in 1930, and by two teams, representing the Irish Free State, and Northern Ireland in 1934. The Irish Free State was officially renamed [[Republic of Ireland|Γire]] in 1937 but did not participate in the 1938 Games, and withdrew from the Commonwealth when it unilaterally declared that it was the Republic of Ireland on 18 April 1949.}}{{efn|name=n12|Contemporary illustrations show Green Flag used for the Irish team.}}||1930 |- |{{flag|Irish Free State}}{{efn|name=n11}}||1934 |- |{{IMN}}||1958β |- |{{JAM}}||1934, 1954β1982, 1990β |- |{{JEY}}{{efn|name=n9}}||1958β |- |{{KEN}}||1954β1982, 1990β |- |{{KIR}}||1998β |- |{{LSO}}||1974β |- |{{MWI}}||1970β |- |{{flag|Malaya}}{{efn|name=n13|Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore federated as Malaysia in 1963. Singapore was expelled from the federation in 1965, becoming a sovereign country.}}||1950, 1958β1962 |- |{{MYS}}||1966β1982, 1990β |- |{{MDV}}{{efn|name=n14|The Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|last=Mackay|first=Duncan|date=14 October 2016|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042634/maldives-set-to-miss-gold-coast-2018-after-resigning-from-commonwealth|title=Maldives set to miss Gold Coast 2018 after resigning from Commonwealth|website=insidethegames.biz/|publisher=Dunsar Media|access-date=16 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017014931/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042634/maldives-set-to-miss-gold-coast-2018-after-resigning-from-commonwealth|archive-date=17 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> but was re-admitted in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097892/maldives-commonwealth-games-rejoined|title=Maldives readmitted as member of Commonwealth Games Federation|last=Palmer|first=Dan|date=31 August 2020|website=insidethegames.biz|publisher=|access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/news/maldives-re-joins-member-commonwealth-games-federation|title=Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation|website=thecgf.com|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] (CGF)|access-date=13 April 2022|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413112835/https://thecgf.com/news/maldives-re-joins-member-commonwealth-games-federation|url-status=dead }}</ref>}}||1986β2014, 2022β |- |{{MLT}}||1958β1962, 1970, 1982β |} |valign="top"| {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Nation||Years of participation |- |{{MUS}}||1958β1982, 1990β |- |{{MSR}}||1994β |- |{{MOZ}}||1998β |- |{{NAM}}||1994β |- |{{NRU}}||1990β |- |{{flag|Newfoundland}}{{efn|name=n15|Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terms of Union|url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/terms-of-union-1949.php|website=Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador|access-date=1 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601201348/https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/terms-of-union-1949.php|archive-date=1 June 2019|url-status=live }}</ref>}}||1930β1934 |- |{{NZL}}||1930β |- |{{NGA}}||1950β1958, 1966β1974, 1982, 1990β1994, 2002β |- |{{NIU}}||2002β |- |{{NFK}}||1986β<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gc2018.com/country/norfolk-island|title=Norfolk Island|website=Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games|access-date=16 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205144938/https://gc2018.com/country/norfolk-island|archive-date=5 February 2021 }}</ref> |- |{{flagicon image|Flag of North Borneo (1948β1963).svg}} [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]]{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β1962 |- |{{NIR}}{{efn|name=n11}}{{efn|name=n16|The [[Ulster Banner]] was the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland only between 1953 and 1972, but the flag has been regarded as flag of Northern Ireland since 1924 among [[Unionism in Ireland|unionists]] and [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]]. The Ulster Banner is the sporting flag of Northern Ireland in other events such as the [[FIFA World Cup]] and in the [[FIVB Volleyball World Championship (disambiguation)|FIVB Volleyball World Championship]].}}||1934β1938, 1954β |- |{{flag|Northern Rhodesia}}{{efn|name=n18|Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia competed separately in 1954 and 1958 while both were part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1954β1958 |- |{{PAK}}||1954β1970, 1990β |- |{{PNG}}||1962β1982, 1990β |- |{{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}}{{efn|name=n18}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1962 |- |{{RWA}}||2010β |- |{{flag|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla}}{{efn|name=n2}}||1978 |- |{{flag|Saint Helena}}{{efn|name=n19|Under the name of "[[Saint Helena]]" in the Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/countries/country_index.asp|title=Commonwealth Games Federation β Commonwealth Countries|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502063259/http://www.thecgf.com/countries/country_index.asp|archive-date=2 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ascension Island]] and [[Tristan da Cunha]] were dependencies of Saint Helena, so the territory was officially called "Saint Helena and Dependencies" until 2009. Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha became equal parts of [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] in 2009.}}||1982, 1998β |- |{{SKN}}{{efn|name=n2}}||1990β |- |{{LCA}}||1962, 1970, 1978, 1994β |- |{{VCT}}||1958, 1966β1978, 1994β |- |{{SAM}}{{efn|name=n20}}||1998β |- |{{flagicon|Crown Colony of Sarawak}} [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]]{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β1962 |- |{{SCO}}||1930β |- |{{SYC}}||1990β |- |{{SLE}}||1958, 1966β1970, 1978, 1990β |- |{{SGP}}{{efn|name=n13}}||1958β |- |{{SLB}}||1982, 1990β |- |{{ZAF}}||1911β1958, 1994β |- |{{flag|South Arabia}}{{efn|name=n1}}||1966 |- |{{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}{{efn|name=n18}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1934β1958 |- |{{LKA}}||1974β1982, 1990β |- |{{flag|Swaziland}}{{efn|name=n24}}||1970β2018 |- |{{flagcountry|Tanganyika (1961β1964)}}{{efn|name=n21|Zanzibar and Tanganyika federated to form Tanzania in 1964.}}||1962 |- |{{TZA}}||1966β1982, 1990β |- |{{TON}}||1974, 1982, 1990β |- |{{TTO}}||1934β1982, 1990β |- |{{TCA}}||1978, 1998β |- |{{TUV}}||2002β |- |{{UGA}}||1954β1974, 1982, 1990β |- |{{GBR}}||1911{{efn|name=n23|United Kingdom were the host of the Inter-Empire Championships in 1911. This event was held before the 1st edition of the Games held in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.}} |- |{{VUT}}||1982β |- |{{WAL}}||1930β |- |{{flag|Western Samoa}}{{efn|name=n20|Western Samoa was renamed Samoa in 1997.}}||1974β1994 |- |{{ZMB}}{{efn|name=n17}}||1970β1982, 1990β |- |{{ZWE}}{{efn|name=n22|Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003.}}||1982, 1990β2002 |} |} === Commonwealth nations yet to send teams === Very few Commonwealth nations and dependencies have yet to take part:<ref name="Commonwealth of Nations 2014">{{cite web|title=Associated & Overseas Territories|website=Commonwealth of Nations|date=14 April 2014|url=https://www.commonwealthofnations.org/commonwealth/commonwealth-membership/associated-and-overseas-territories/|access-date=20 January 2024|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921075014/https://www.commonwealthofnations.org/commonwealth/commonwealth-membership/associated-and-overseas-territories/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topendsports.com/events/commonwealth-games/countries/future.htm|title=Commonwealth Games Non-Participating Countries|website=topendsports.com|language=en|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203014/https://www.topendsports.com/events/commonwealth-games/countries/future.htm|archive-date=20 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="McConnachie 2014">{{cite web|last=McConnachie|first=Alistair|title=Looking Towards the British Wealth in Common Games|website=A Force For Good|date=21 June 2014|url=https://www.aforceforgood.org.uk/games/bcw1#linkfour|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * [[Gabon]] and [[Togo]], the most recent members to join the Commonwealth in 2022, became part of the [[Commonwealth Games Federation]] in 2023 and are expected to make their debut in the 2026 edition.<ref name="Commonwealth Sport 2023">{{cite web|title=Gabon Togo and macau join the Commonwealth Family|website=Commonwealth Sport|date=15 November 2023|url=https://www.commonwealthsport.com/news/3786116/gabon-and-togo-join-the-commonwealth-family|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * [[Tokelau]], a dependency of [[New Zealand]], was expected to take part for the first time at the 2010 Games in Delhi but did not do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgame2010.com/delhi/participating-countries.html|title=Commonwealth Games 2010|accessdate=17 November 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020092950/http://commonwealthgame2010.com/delhi/participating-countries.html|archivedate=20 October 2010}}</ref> In 2018, Tokelau was noted to be ineligible for the Commonwealth Games until it became affiliated to at least five [[international sport federations]].<ref name="RNZ 2018">{{cite web|title=Sport: Tokelau wrestling earns Commonwealth nod|website=[[RNZ]] |date=11 May 2018|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/357136/sport-tokelau-wrestling-earns-commonwealth-nod|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * [[Christmas Island]] and the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]], both [[States and territories of Australia|external territories]] of Australia like [[Norfolk Island]], have not yet sent teams of their own. * The [[Pitcairn Islands]], a [[British Overseas Territory]], does not compete due to its small population (around 50 people).<ref name="Pitcairn">{{cite web|title=Pitcairn's Population|website=LibGuides at Pacific Union College|date=3 May 2021|url=https://puc.libguides.com/PISC-pitcairnpopulation|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> Other inhabited territories and [[autonomous administrative division|autonomous regions]] within the Commonwealth, such as [[Ascension Island]] and [[Tristan da Cunha]] (parts of the British Overseas Territory of [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]), [[Nevis]] (a federal entity of the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]), [[Rodrigues]] (an [[Outer Islands of Mauritius|outer island]] of [[Mauritius]]), and [[Zanzibar]] (a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania), are not considered to be separate associated or overseas territories by the Commonwealth<ref name="Commonwealth of Nations 2014"/> and so are unlikely to be eligible. === Rejected participants === Campaigners from the [[English county]] of [[Cornwall]] asked the [[Commonwealth Games Federation]] to allow Cornwall to participate independently in the 2006 Games, but were rejected by the CGF, which stated that "Cornwall is no more than an English county" and advised Cornwall athletes to compete on the [[England]] team.<ref name="BBC NEWS 2006">{{cite web|title=Cornish out of running for Games|website=BBC NEWS|date=2 January 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/4575246.stm|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Harris 2006">{{cite web|last=Harris|first=John|title=John Harris: Cornwall wants to be a part of Commonwealth Games|website=the Guardian|date=4 January 2006|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/04/johnharris.features11|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> Cornwall political party [[Mebyon Kernow]] unsuccessfully called for a Cornwall team at the 2022 Games.<ref name="Hart 2022">{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Emma|title=Calls for Cornwall to be allowed to enter its own team at the next Commonwealth Games|website=Pirate FM|date=2 August 2022|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/pirate-fm/local/news/calls-for-cornwall-team-at-commonwealth-games/|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> The [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] applied to take part in the 2006 Games, but was rejected due to a lack of [[international recognition]].<ref name="BBC NEWS 2006"/>
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