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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 |
 |
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Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
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1 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
96.866 |
 |
34,649 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
90.442 |
 |
31,415 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
77.625 |
 |
229,116 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
75.792 |
 |
78,581 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
72.380 |
 |
8,263 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
72.086 |
 |
250,688 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
71.752 |
 |
74,477 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
70.629 |
 |
76,940 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
68.596 |
 |
10,248 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
68.336 |
 |
178,481 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
66.742 |
 |
22,134 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
65.659 |
 |
439,077 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
65.387 |
 |
26,950 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
64.814 |
 |
13,867 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
64.379 |
 |
3,176 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
63.808 |
 |
7,668 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
63.621 |
 |
6,205 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
63.398 |
 |
6,850 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
63.329 |
 |
13,244 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
63.222 |
 |
7,478 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
60.381 |
 |
50,756 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
60.293 |
 |
54,748 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
59.986 |
 |
85,217 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
59.783 |
 |
5,649 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
58.936 |
 |
993,770 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
58.892 |
 |
18,116 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
57.544 |
 |
15,467 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
57.016 |
 |
1,251 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
56.266 |
 |
90,018 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
54.883 |
 |
1,110 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
54.679 |
 |
2,273 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
54.296 |
 |
4,971 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
54.264 |
 |
22,420 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
54.239 |
 |
534 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
53.883 |
 |
1,737 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
53.864 |
 |
2,772 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
LUXEMBOURG |
 |
53.322 |
 |
1,074 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
52.749 |
 |
1,082 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
52.525 |
 |
599 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
52.511 |
 |
1,201 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
52.472 |
 |
668 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
52.468 |
 |
858 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
52.307 |
 |
970 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
52.302 |
 |
1,162 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
52.290 |
 |
1,064 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
52.166 |
 |
6,035 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
52.164 |
 |
726 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
52.138 |
 |
2,206 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
52.082 |
 |
1,621 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
52.015 |
 |
1,750 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
51.971 |
 |
2,089 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
51.918 |
 |
431 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
51.564 |
 |
456 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
51.560 |
 |
580 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
51.552 |
 |
2,918 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
51.464 |
 |
1,436 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
51.429 |
 |
66,500 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
51.423 |
 |
1,369 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
51.400 |
 |
6,035 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
51.371 |
 |
2,041 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
51.342 |
 |
574 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
51.339 |
 |
614 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
51.324 |
 |
442 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
51.295 |
 |
981 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
51.264 |
 |
325 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
51.262 |
 |
1,497 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
51.248 |
 |
219 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
51.200 |
 |
679 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
51.171 |
 |
528 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
51.128 |
 |
657 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
51.121 |
 |
208 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
51.121 |
 |
489 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
51.097 |
 |
533 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
51.070 |
 |
136 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
51.025 |
 |
343 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
50.956 |
 |
3,434 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
50.937 |
 |
367 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
50.919 |
 |
131 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES |
 |
50.881 |
 |
536 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
EAST TIMOR |
 |
50.873 |
 |
266 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
50.835 |
 |
32,912 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
50.796 |
 |
157 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
50.532 |
 |
153 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
50.702 |
 |
82 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
50.666 |
 |
73 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
50.624 |
 |
1,054 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
50.562 |
 |
213 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
50.534 |
 |
602 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
50.519 |
 |
1,342 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
50.484 |
 |
833 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
50.480 |
 |
879 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
50.479 |
 |
187 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
50.381 |
 |
3,628 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
50.375 |
 |
5,265 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
50.366 |
 |
226 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
50.251 |
 |
267 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
MACAU |
 |
50.248 |
 |
232 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
50.244 |
 |
32 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
50.242 |
 |
36 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
50.218 |
 |
809 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
50.193 |
 |
126 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
50.156 |
 |
161 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
50.137 |
 |
614 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
50.114 |
 |
260 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
50.112 |
 |
47 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
50.111 |
 |
342 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
50.103 |
 |
1,095 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
50.083 |
 |
22,185 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
50.074 |
 |
27 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
50.071 |
 |
87 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
50.042 |
 |
624 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
50.003 |
 |
41 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
50.000 |
 |
161 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
49.998 |
 |
125 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
49.989 |
 |
41 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
49.973 |
 |
136 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
49.910 |
 |
308 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
49.906 |
 |
5,821 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
49.883 |
 |
149 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
49.864 |
 |
2,985 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
49.846 |
 |
103 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
GREENLAND |
 |
49.765 |
 |
340 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
49.736 |
 |
1,576 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
49.678 |
 |
386 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
49.668 |
 |
817 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
49.634 |
 |
211 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
49.591 |
 |
8,259 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
49.576 |
 |
67,733 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
49.524 |
 |
1,019 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
PUERTO RICO |
 |
49.519 |
 |
912 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
49.516 |
 |
7,777 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
49.422 |
 |
202 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
49.231 |
 |
273 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
49.181 |
 |
904 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
49.164 |
 |
74,259 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
49.152 |
 |
1,364 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
49.043 |
 |
560 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
48.963 |
 |
650 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
48.942 |
 |
684 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
48.934 |
 |
302 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
48.714 |
 |
2,344 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
NICARAGUA |
 |
48.686 |
 |
622 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
48.628 |
 |
5,590 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
48.624 |
 |
430 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
48.605 |
 |
9,399 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
48.539 |
 |
654 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
48.221 |
 |
424 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
48.188 |
 |
683 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
48.186 |
 |
2,243 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
48.148 |
 |
644 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
48.135 |
 |
1,448 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
48.117 |
 |
6,379 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
48.113 |
 |
705 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
47.950 |
 |
1,921 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
47.620 |
 |
1,011 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
47.590 |
 |
2,572 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
47.504 |
 |
890 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
47.214 |
 |
5,770 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
47.110 |
 |
1,376 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
47.109 |
 |
1,806 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
46.860 |
 |
2,987 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
46.788 |
 |
5,282 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
46.618 |
 |
4,041 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
46.540 |
 |
960 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
46.519 |
 |
4,452 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
46.461 |
 |
881 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
46.249 |
 |
1,724 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
46.045 |
 |
11,385 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
46.016 |
 |
1,213 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
45.853 |
 |
4,501 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
45.742 |
 |
75,399 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
45.495 |
 |
14,693 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
44.530 |
 |
38,352 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
44.526 |
 |
1,521 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
44.360 |
 |
13,438 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
44.161 |
 |
3,572 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
43.764 |
 |
5,691 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
43.693 |
 |
28,823 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
43.673 |
 |
6,884 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
42.908 |
 |
1,428 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
42.880 |
 |
9,296 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
42.612 |
 |
2,878 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
42.530 |
 |
6,817 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
42.265 |
 |
4,046 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
41.480 |
 |
15,468 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
37.074 |
 |
7,369 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
36.499 |
 |
5,193 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
36.393 |
 |
9,220 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
36.141 |
 |
6,021 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
31.984 |
 |
4,110 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
29.062 |
 |
20,477 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
26.561 |
 |
22,019 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
23.249 |
 |
10,212 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
21.112 |
 |
17,439 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
20.327 |
 |
40,742 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
19.096 |
 |
8,491 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
13.846 |
 |
52,899 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
10.843 |
 |
26,126 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
6.416 |
 |
43,399 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
3.255 |
 |
26,919 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED BY SCORE FOR 2011, 2009, 2008
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