World rankings with year-on-year performance comparison
| # | Athlete | Nat | Age | 2026 | 2025 | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 31 | 4:17.83 | — | — | New |
| 2 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 31 | 4:19.64 | 4:23.50 | +3.86 | +1.46% |
| 3 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 29 | 4:20.11 | 4:13.68 | -6.43 | -2.53% |
| 4 | Riley Chamberlain | USA | 22 | 4:20.61 | — | — | New |
| 5 | Wilma Nielsen | SWE | 25 | 4:21.04 | — | — | New |
| 6 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 24 | 4:21.36 | — | — | New |
| 7 | Linden Hall | AUS | 35 | 4:21.45 | 4:19.58 | -1.87 | -0.72% |
| 8 | Jane Hedengren | USA | 19 | 4:22.22 | 4:23.50 | +1.28 | +0.49% |
| 9 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 30 | 4:22.23 | 4:22.21 | -0.02 | -0.01% |
| 10 | Katie Snowden | GBR | 32 | 4:22.37 | — | — | New |
| 11 | Emily MacKay | USA | 28 | 4:22.43 | — | — | New |
| 12 | Billah Jepkirui | KEN | 23 | 4:22.92 | — | — | New |
| 13 | Margot Appleton | USA | 23 | 4:22.94 | — | — | New |
| 14 | Taryn Parks | USA | 24 | 4:23.10 | — | — | New |
| 15 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 27 | 4:23.27 | 4:19.08 | -4.19 | -1.62% |
| 16 | Gracie Morris | USA | 24 | 4:23.83 | — | — | New |
| 17 | Sadie Engelhardt | USA | 19 | 4:23.84 | — | — | New |
| 18 | Annika Reiss | USA | 25 | 4:24.38 | — | — | New |
| 19 | Maggi Congdon | USA | 24 | 4:24.48 | — | — | New |
| 20 | Kaiya Robertson | USA | 22 | 4:24.51 | — | — | New |
| 21 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 28 | 4:24.55 | 4:16.32 | -8.23 | -3.21% |
| 22 | Silan Ayyildiz | TUR | 26 | 4:25.11 | 4:23.46 | -1.65 | -0.63% |
| 23 | Claire Stegall | USA | 19 | 4:25.91 | — | — | New |
| 24 | Lauren Ryan | AUS | 28 | 4:26.17 | — | — | New |
| 25 | Rachel McArthur | USA | 26 | 4:26.98 | — | — | New |
| 26 | Lindsey Butler | USA | 25 | 4:26.98 | — | — | New |
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