diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/CountriesTable.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/CountriesTable.cs
index a0e4f694bd..32ac1404bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/CountriesTable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/CountriesTable.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Game.Users;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Rankings.Tables
 {
@@ -30,11 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Rankings.Tables
 
         protected override Country GetCountry(CountryStatistics item) => item.Country;
 
-        protected override Drawable CreateFlagContent(CountryStatistics item) => new OsuSpriteText
-        {
-            Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: TEXT_SIZE),
-            Text = $@"{item.Country.FullName}",
-        };
+        protected override Drawable CreateFlagContent(CountryStatistics item) => new CountryName(item.Country);
 
         protected override Drawable[] CreateAdditionalContent(CountryStatistics item) => new Drawable[]
         {
@@ -63,5 +60,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Rankings.Tables
                 Text = $@"{item.Performance / Math.Max(item.ActiveUsers, 1):N0}",
             }
         };
+
+        private class CountryName : OsuSpriteText
+        {
+            public CountryName(Country country)
+            {
+                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12);
+                Text = country.FullName ?? string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+            {
+                Colour = colourProvider.Light2;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/UserBasedTable.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/UserBasedTable.cs
index 0e77d7d764..cad7364103 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/UserBasedTable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/Tables/UserBasedTable.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Rankings.Tables
 
         protected sealed override Drawable CreateFlagContent(UserStatistics item)
         {
-            var username = new LinkFlowContainer(t => t.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: TEXT_SIZE)) { AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
+            var username = new LinkFlowContainer(t => t.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: TEXT_SIZE, italics: true)) { AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
             username.AddUserLink(item.User);
             return username;
         }