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Quarterly
and annual rankings of 200 countries and territories, including
all 193 UN members, based on how they are described in major
media. Perceptions of countries in media tend to fluctuate
more in quarterly than annual rankings.
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Year: 2008 | 2009 | 2011 |
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Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
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1 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
112.398 |
 |
34,424 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
81.044 |
 |
75,694 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
80.996 |
 |
25,390 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
76.612 |
 |
46,558 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
74,170 |
 |
186,513 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
71.130 |
 |
38,797 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
70.911 |
 |
26,133 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
70.547 |
 |
442,183 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
69.025 |
 |
81,104 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
67.028 |
 |
73,292 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
65.752 |
 |
62,015 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
65.711 |
 |
10,689 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
64.534 |
 |
28,421 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
63.466 |
 |
21,903 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
62.883 |
 |
2,565 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
62.643 |
 |
53,921 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
62.415 |
 |
92,598 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
62.291 |
 |
6,297 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
60.841 |
 |
78,769 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
DENMARK |
 |
60.722 |
 |
7,958 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
60.479 |
 |
4,530 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
60.454 |
 |
6,456 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
60.197 |
 |
3,131 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
59.172 |
 |
12,996 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
58.587 |
 |
164,108 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
58.376 |
 |
10,027 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
57.268 |
 |
5,558 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
57.218 |
 |
1,290 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
57.004 |
 |
2,676 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
56.060 |
 |
6,486 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
55.557 |
 |
1,369 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
54.919 |
 |
4,105 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
54.751 |
 |
3,360 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
54.572 |
 |
621 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
54.364 |
 |
1,077 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
54.260 |
 |
1,044,905 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
54.034 |
 |
8,135 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
53.136 |
 |
5,001 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
53.072 |
 |
437 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
53.002 |
 |
9,601 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
52.913 |
 |
4,431 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
52.829 |
 |
1,341 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
52.796 |
 |
12,302 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
52.655 |
 |
1,485 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
52.593 |
 |
448 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
52.462 |
 |
937 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
52.377 |
 |
1,276 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
52.268 |
 |
23,797 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
52.249 |
 |
2,227 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
51.938 |
 |
6,882 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
51.928 |
 |
6,955 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
51.789 |
 |
502 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
51.675 |
 |
498 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
51.654 |
 |
696 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
MACAU |
 |
51.651 |
 |
545 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
51.646 |
 |
362 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
51.602 |
 |
817 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
51.600 |
 |
536 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
51.557 |
 |
699 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
51.500 |
 |
2,056 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
51.472 |
 |
1,848 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
GREENLAND |
 |
51.400 |
 |
915 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
51.349 |
 |
794 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
51.349 |
 |
2,793 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
51.286 |
 |
1,217 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
51.214 |
 |
32,769 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
51.207 |
 |
1,504 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
51.148 |
 |
462 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
51.058 |
 |
314 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
51.056 |
 |
925 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
51.046 |
 |
904 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
51.033 |
 |
1,411 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
51.029 |
 |
693 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
51.023 |
 |
245,576 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
50.892 |
 |
7,248 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
50.885 |
 |
923 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
50.807 |
 |
727 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
50.796 |
 |
13,277 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
50.790 |
 |
730 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
50.601 |
 |
509 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
50.551 |
 |
99 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
50.543 |
 |
1,931 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
50.532 |
 |
153 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
50.514 |
 |
1,005 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
50.510 |
 |
279 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
LUXEMBOURG |
 |
50.490 |
 |
1,235 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
50.480 |
 |
2,348 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
50.473 |
 |
8,519 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
50.470 |
 |
124 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
50.469 |
 |
211 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
50.457 |
 |
3,085 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
EAST TIMOR |
 |
50.445 |
 |
368 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
50.440 |
 |
2,883 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
50.415 |
 |
86 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
50.384 |
 |
207 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
50.383 |
 |
752 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
50.382 |
 |
385 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
50.323 |
 |
20 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
50.294 |
 |
136 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES |
 |
50.282 |
 |
410 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
50.257 |
 |
2,923 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
50.242 |
 |
99 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
50.233 |
 |
262 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
50.193 |
 |
24 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
50.183 |
 |
260 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
50.178 |
 |
153 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
50.157 |
 |
193 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
50.139 |
 |
119 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
50.137 |
 |
705 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
50.120 |
 |
142 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
50.105 |
 |
310 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
50.101 |
 |
90 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
50.075 |
 |
211 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
50.061 |
 |
915 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
50.001 |
 |
633 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
49.967 |
 |
29 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
49.958 |
 |
354 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
49.955 |
 |
32 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
49.955 |
 |
93 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
49.895 |
 |
47 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
49.789 |
 |
1,961 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
49.693 |
 |
438 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
49.622 |
 |
1,625 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
49.531 |
 |
9,540 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
49.496 |
 |
796 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
49.480 |
 |
983 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
49.407 |
 |
347 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
49.361 |
 |
854 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
49.231 |
 |
744 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
49.174 |
 |
7,304 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
49.120 |
 |
202 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
49.038 |
 |
444 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
49.015 |
 |
981 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
49.005 |
 |
1,494 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
48.909 |
 |
257 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
48.778 |
 |
92,784 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
48.742 |
 |
5,872 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
48.627 |
 |
361 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
48.578 |
 |
1,584 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
48.504 |
 |
5,513 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
48.484 |
 |
9,169 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
48.425 |
 |
1,077 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
48.337 |
 |
3,449 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
NICARAGUA |
 |
48.321 |
 |
645 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
48.303 |
 |
1,026 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
48.164 |
 |
497 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
47.969 |
 |
16,015 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
47.960 |
 |
31,159 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
47.546 |
 |
1,244 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
47.528 |
 |
1,890 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
47.491 |
 |
27,631 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
47.401 |
 |
10,749 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
47.313 |
 |
1,482 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
47.227 |
 |
5,861 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
47.207 |
 |
2,491 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
47.030 |
 |
1,124 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
46.815 |
 |
7,342 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
46.589 |
 |
823 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
46.443 |
 |
2,169 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
PUERTO RICO |
 |
46.350 |
 |
981 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
46.346 |
 |
5,693 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
46.044 |
 |
1,043 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
45.658 |
 |
1,056 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
45.417 |
 |
2,559 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
45.217 |
 |
8,427 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
44.995 |
 |
1,742 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
44.893 |
 |
5,349 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
44.759 |
 |
2,220 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
44.614 |
 |
953 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
44.535 |
 |
8,258 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
44.518 |
 |
1,355 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
44.318 |
 |
1,369 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
44.095 |
 |
1,388 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
44.055 |
 |
3,761 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
43.888 |
 |
2,176 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
43.134 |
 |
4,528 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
42.797 |
 |
7,440 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
42.352 |
 |
4,895 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
42.331 |
 |
2,401 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
41.500 |
 |
4,052 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
41.075 |
 |
19,019 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
40.507 |
 |
2,471 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
40.030 |
 |
113,200 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
40.029 |
 |
10,790 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
39.396 |
 |
6,336 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
39.358 |
 |
47,960 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
38.523 |
 |
5,927 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
38.278 |
 |
11,606 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
37.267 |
 |
4,388 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
36.645 |
 |
4,201 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
36.532 |
 |
7,481 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
31.899 |
 |
19,797 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
29.879 |
 |
6,521 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
26.932 |
 |
13,521 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
24.411 |
 |
80,013 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
16.307 |
 |
55,344 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
11.467 |
 |
74,701 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
7.825 |
 |
41,611 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
7.463 |
 |
32,655 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
6.576 |
 |
69,306 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED BY SCORE FOR 2011, 2009, 2008
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