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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 | 2010 |
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Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
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1 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
90.853 |
 |
65,270 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
85.810 |
 |
142,655 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
75.109 |
 |
31,772 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
73.660 |
 |
142,453 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
71.727 |
 |
262,629 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
71.271 |
 |
265,283 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
71.265 |
 |
37,980 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
70.695 |
 |
37,583 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
70.325 |
 |
30,857 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
68.715 |
 |
23,101 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
66.888 |
 |
248,900 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
66.181 |
 |
755,615 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
65.930 |
 |
340,721 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
64.780 |
 |
95,063 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
64.296 |
 |
1,251,403 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
63.556 |
 |
17,135 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
63.298 |
 |
471,850 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
63.213 |
 |
636,385 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
63.155 |
 |
6,858 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
62.493 |
 |
20,445 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
62.326 |
 |
17,643 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
61.303 |
 |
66,189 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
DENMARK |
 |
61.203 |
 |
26,156 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
60.602 |
 |
9,600 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
59.770 |
 |
52,755 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
59.532 |
 |
10,710 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
58.869 |
 |
6,271 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
58.362 |
 |
9,551 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
57.945 |
 |
21,137 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
57.577 |
 |
246,244 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
57.175 |
 |
26,958 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
57.070 |
 |
3,743 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
56.976 |
 |
253,779 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
56.468 |
 |
2,115 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
56.193 |
 |
1,612 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
56.111 |
 |
226,793 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
55.694 |
 |
2,680 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
LUXEMBOURG |
 |
55.447 |
 |
5,024 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
55.270 |
 |
28,843 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
55.243 |
 |
9,432 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
55.095 |
 |
4,879 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
54.920 |
 |
928 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
CAYMAN ISLANDS |
 |
54.889 |
 |
2,399 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
54.882 |
 |
4,655 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
54.855 |
 |
3,746 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
54.755 |
 |
1,513 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
54.737 |
 |
5,148 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
54.592 |
 |
7,229 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
54.537 |
 |
4,516 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
54.518 |
 |
2,573 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
54.508 |
 |
2,732 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
54.485 |
 |
3,688,095 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
54.407 |
 |
1,892 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
54.301 |
 |
1,397 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
54.169 |
 |
17,422 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
53.907 |
 |
196,471 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
53.782 |
 |
5,094 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
53.638 |
 |
1,999 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
53.396 |
 |
2,153 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
53.390 |
 |
3,211 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
53.321 |
 |
2,374 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
53.295 |
 |
2,224 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
53.199 |
 |
2,893 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
53.100 |
 |
2,248 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
TIMOR-LESTE |
 |
52.967 |
 |
789 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
52.678 |
 |
2,769 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
52.671 |
 |
35,550 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
52.653 |
 |
2,260 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
52.460 |
 |
12,089 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
52.367 |
 |
568 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES |
 |
52.220 |
 |
1,504 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
52.218 |
 |
787 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
52.162 |
 |
13,819 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
52.040 |
 |
927 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
52.028 |
 |
17,390 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
51.923 |
 |
29,233 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
51.908 |
 |
22,041 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
51.878 |
 |
7,591 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
51.832 |
 |
530 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
51.696 |
 |
2,779 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
51.614 |
 |
1,359 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
51.613 |
 |
4,356 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
51.610 |
 |
449 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
51.561 |
 |
6,827 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
51.523 |
 |
896 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
51.339 |
 |
2,206 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
51.223 |
 |
1,224 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
51.182 |
 |
13,993 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
51.140 |
 |
883 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
51.090 |
 |
758 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
51.061 |
 |
3,706 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
51.043 |
 |
652 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
GIBRALTAR |
 |
50.997 |
 |
987 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
50.992 |
 |
428 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
50.964 |
 |
126,791 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
50.919 |
 |
5,144 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
50.850 |
 |
446 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
50.848 |
 |
3,414 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
50.772 |
 |
36,231 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
50.712 |
 |
127 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
50.673 |
 |
854 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
50.617 |
 |
5,911 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
SOUTH SUDAN |
 |
50.613 |
 |
1,448 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
50.595 |
 |
1,809 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
50.559 |
 |
5,925 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
50.522 |
 |
905 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
FED STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
50.518 |
 |
145 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
50.512 |
 |
11,633 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
50.463 |
 |
845 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
50.302 |
 |
209 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
50.276 |
 |
345 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
50.271 |
 |
1,811 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
NICARAGUA |
 |
50.254 |
 |
2,055 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
50.254 |
 |
11,708 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
50.214 |
 |
258 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
50.208 |
 |
211 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
50.136 |
 |
816 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
50.024 |
 |
7,363 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
49.965 |
 |
3,884 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
49.944 |
 |
2,098 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
49.926 |
 |
1,289 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
49.900 |
 |
2,941 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
49.887 |
 |
577 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
49.814 |
 |
821 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
49.793 |
 |
261 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
49.708 |
 |
327 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
49.589 |
 |
784 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
49.580 |
 |
1,109 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
49.465 |
 |
1,309 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
49.372 |
 |
3,592 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
49.293 |
 |
1,556 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
49.276 |
 |
47,912 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
49.238 |
 |
6,193 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
49.120 |
 |
1,421 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
48.857 |
 |
3,139 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
48.754 |
 |
636 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
48.614 |
 |
3,944 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
48.427 |
 |
3,658 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
48.423 |
 |
8,739 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
48.196 |
 |
200,768 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
48.167 |
 |
3,541 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
48.057 |
 |
8,923 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
47.919 |
 |
1,190 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
47.874 |
 |
6,046 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
47.872 |
 |
35,034 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
47.795 |
 |
4,141 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
47.545 |
 |
1,167 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
47.199 |
 |
3,848 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
47.082 |
 |
8,365 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
47.052 |
 |
290,007 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
47.046 |
 |
22,440 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
46.915 |
 |
3,198 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
46.910 |
 |
2,164 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
46.573 |
 |
57,757 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
45.899 |
 |
2,714 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
45.684 |
 |
28,154 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
45.327 |
 |
9,713 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
45.290 |
 |
4,282 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
44.215 |
 |
80,022 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
43.741 |
 |
4,388 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
43.660 |
 |
23,766 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
43.459 |
 |
6,821 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
43.325 |
 |
3,776 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
43.283 |
 |
138,706 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
43.277 |
 |
12,596 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
43.032 |
 |
8,485 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
42.556 |
 |
5,054 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
42.349 |
 |
3,632 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
41.886 |
 |
22,489 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
40.735 |
 |
28,731 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
40.624 |
 |
49,506 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
40.068 |
 |
22,914 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
39.622 |
 |
8,917 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
39.229 |
 |
40,155 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
39.052 |
 |
389,166 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
38.986 |
 |
10,297 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
38.904 |
 |
19,071 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
37.013 |
 |
30,901 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
36.917 |
 |
141,729 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
36.374 |
 |
12,193 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
35.525 |
 |
226,791 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
34.544 |
 |
38,756 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
34.344 |
 |
326,069 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
34.268 |
 |
6,054 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
33.778 |
 |
45,852 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
33.747 |
 |
15,367 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
33.357 |
 |
8,454 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
33.287 |
 |
26,929 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
32.780 |
 |
29,330 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
31.212 |
 |
30,400 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
30.961 |
 |
24,657 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
30.659 |
 |
68,200 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
24.279 |
 |
253,926 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
21.878 |
 |
122,468 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
20.161 |
 |
144,072 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
18.862 |
 |
22,641 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
17.923 |
 |
42,532 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
16.844 |
 |
84,279 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
16.521 |
 |
134,208 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
13.584 |
 |
136,407 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED BY SCORE FOR
2010, 2009, 2008
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