| 154 | Alesia Turava |  | 3:59.89 | | Aug 16, 2002 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 157 | Cornelia Bürki |  | 3:59.90 | | Sep 5, 1987 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 157 | Angelika Zauber |  | 3:59.90 | | Aug 9, 1981 | Jena (GDR) |
| 159 | Caster Semenya |  | 3:59.92 | | May 4, 2018 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 160 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  | 3:59.94 | | Aug 16, 2002 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 161 | Hayley Parry-Tullett |  | 3:59.95 | | Aug 31, 2003 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 162 | Zola Budd | | 3:59.96 | | Aug 30, 1985 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 163 | Regina Jacobs |  | 3:59.98 | | Feb 1, 2003 | - |
| 164 | Karissa Schweizer | | 4:00.02 | | Jul 21, 2020 | Jesuit High School Track, Portland, OR (USA) |
| 165 | Irina Lishchinska |  | 4:00.04 | | Jul 3, 2006 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 166 | Yi Lu |  | 4:00.05 | | Sep 11, 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 167 | Morgan Uceny | | 4:00.06 | | Sep 16, 2011 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 168 | Yekaterina Nozkova-Rozenberg | | 4:00.07 | | Aug 15, 2003 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 168 | Andrea Lange-Hahmann | | 4:00.07 | | Aug 22, 1987 | Potsdam (GDR) |
| 170 | Mimi Belete |  | 4:00.08 | | Jul 5, 2014 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 171 | Laura Weightman | | 4:00.09 | | Sep 13, 2020 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 172 | Yekaterina Poistogova | | 4:00.11 | | Jun 17, 2012 | Zhukovskiy (RUS) |
| 173 | Fita Lovin |  | 4:00.12 | | Jun 4, 1983 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 174 | Nancy Jebet Langat |  | 4:00.13 | | Jul 8, 2010 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 175 | Likina Amebaw |  | 4:00.14 | | Aug 12, 2025 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 176 | Totka Petrova |  | 4:00.15 | | Sep 3, 1978 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) |
| 176 | Anna Jakubczak |  | 4:00.15 | | Aug 28, 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 178 | Ruth Wysocki | | 4:00.18 | | Jun 24, 1984 | Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 178 | Irina Nikitina | | 4:00.18 | | Aug 22, 1982 | Podolsk (URS) |
| 178 | Valentina Ilyinykh | | 4:00.18 | | Sep 3, 1978 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) |
| 181 | Nuria Fernández |  | 4:00.20 | | Aug 1, 2010 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 182 | Sophie O'Sullivan |  | 4:00.23 | | Aug 6, 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 183 | Laimutė Baikauskaitė | | 4:00.24 | | Oct 1, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 184 | Alla Yushina | | 4:00.26 | | Jul 26, 1981 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 185 | Lynn Williams |  | 4:00.27 | | Aug 30, 1985 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 187 | Águeda Marqués | | 4:00.31 | | Aug 10, 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 188 | Lemlem Hailu | | 4:00.32 | | Jun 16, 2022 | Castellón (ESP) |
| 189 | Wang Ai | | 4:00.34 | | Oct 17, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 190 | Liliana Barbulescu-Popescu | | 4:00.35 | | May 24, 2008 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 191 | Lyudmila Medvedyeva | | 4:00.42 | | Sep 14, 1984 | Baku (AZE) |
| 192 | Sarah Mcdonald | | 4:00.46 | | Jul 20, 2019 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 193 | Meraf Bahta |  | 4:00.49 | | Sep 1, 2017 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 194 | Latifa Essarokh |  | 4:00.50 | | Jul 11, 2006 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 195 | Kristina Ugarova | | 4:00.53 | | Jun 13, 2012 | Moskva (RUS) |
| 195 | Svetlana Popova | | 4:00.53 | | Jul 27, 1982 | Kiev (URS) |
| 197 | Grete Waitz |  | 4:00.55 | | Sep 3, 1978 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) |
| 198 | Christina Cahill | | 4:00.57 | | Jul 6, 1984 | Gateshead (GBR) |
| 199 | Maite Zúñiga | | 4:00.59 | | Aug 8, 1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 200 | Zahra Ouaziz |  | 4:00.60 | | Jul 19, 1998 | Stuttgart (GER) |
| 201 | Natalya Boborova | | 4:00.62 | | Jul 20, 1984 | Moskva (URS) |
| 201 | Maria Radu | | 4:00.62 | | Jun 4, 1983 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 203 | Danielle Jones | | 4:00.64 | | Jun 2, 2024 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 204 | Netsanet Desta | | 4:00.69 | | Jun 20, 2025 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 205 | Gabija Galvydytė |  | 4:00.71 | | Jul 11, 2025 | Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin (IRL) |
| 206 | Shannon Osika | | 4:00.73 | | May 9, 2021 | Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) |
