Champions, runners-up, third places
Total goals
Goals scored across the tournament
Goals per match
Scoring rate
Total attendance
Fans through the gates
Tournament size
Qualifying teams
Top scorer per tournament
Goals scored by the Golden-Boot winner
Full breakdown
| Metric | 1999 United States | 2007 China | 2011 Germany | 2015 Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | #null | #null | #null | #null |
| Champion | United States | Germany |  Japan | United States |
| Runner-up | China |  Brazil | United States | Japan |
| Third place | Brazil | United States |  Sweden |  England |
| Teams | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| Matches | 32 | 32 | 32 | 52 |
| Total goals | 123 | 111 | 86 | 146 |
| Goals / match | 3.84 | 3.47 | 2.69 | 2.81 |
| Top scorer | Sissi (7) | Marta (7) | Homare Sawa (5) | Célia Šašić (6) |
| Best player | Sun Wen | Marta | Homare Sawa | Carli Lloyd |
| Total attendance | 1,214,221 | 1,190,971 | 845,711 | 1,353,506 |
| Avg attendance | 37,944 | 37,218 | 26,428 | 26,029 |