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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 |
 |
 |
1 |
|
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
53.512 |
 |
1,027,352 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
60.425 |
 |
447,151 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
53.366 |
 |
216,456 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
48.516 |
 |
185,552 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
65.202 |
 |
170,807 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
94.025 |
 |
109,781 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
63.766 |
 |
91,261 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
27.540 |
 |
81,803 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
59.867 |
 |
79,098 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
56.396 |
 |
67,745 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
64.224 |
 |
65,009 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
7,174 |
 |
61,464 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
38.363 |
 |
60,524 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
70.041 |
 |
56,758 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
3.227 |
 |
53,719 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
71.125 |
 |
53,710 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
19.003 |
 |
52,969 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
50.069 |
 |
52,336 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
56.058 |
 |
52,300 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
42.710 |
 |
51,734 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
85.497 |
 |
41,787 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
29.164 |
 |
41,371 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
16.414 |
 |
36,843 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
72.376 |
 |
36,544 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
53.806 |
 |
36,264 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
24.730 |
 |
30,006 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
63.881 |
 |
28,055 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
103,947 |
 |
26,510 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
55.538 |
 |
25,433 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
53.943 |
 |
21,751 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
48.266 |
 |
21,075 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
54.043 |
 |
19,339 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
38.048 |
 |
19,073 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
33.212 |
 |
17,106 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
46.940 |
 |
16,708 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
17.552 |
 |
16,597 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
67.916 |
 |
16,051 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
43.488 |
 |
15,998 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
34.643 |
 |
13,829 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
55.352 |
 |
12,224 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
49.408 |
 |
12,014 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
57.712 |
 |
11,782 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
47.774 |
 |
11,572 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
DENMARK |
 |
44.461 |
 |
11,078 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
27.975 |
 |
10,913 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
39.569 |
 |
10,469 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
38.644 |
 |
10,299 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
35.128 |
 |
9,870 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
61.440 |
 |
9,858 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
54.977 |
 |
9,825 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
76.423 |
 |
9,487 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
46.093 |
 |
9,397 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
52.513 |
 |
9,386 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
47.089 |
 |
9,179 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
64.338 |
 |
8,440 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
41.687 |
 |
8,187 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
32.693 |
 |
8,131 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
54.576 |
 |
7,811 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
40.668 |
 |
7,780 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
44.859 |
 |
7,723 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
47.876 |
 |
7,718 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
47.408 |
 |
7,400 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
39.581 |
 |
7,041 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
46.976 |
 |
6,288 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
41.705 |
 |
6,263 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
38.536 |
 |
5,879 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
31.015 |
 |
5,693 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
72.056 |
 |
5,688 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
44.889 |
 |
5,640 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
60.862 |
 |
5,480 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
39.630 |
 |
5,376 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
62.397 |
 |
4,985 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
41.203 |
 |
4,627 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
42.086 |
 |
4,421 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
52.666 |
 |
3,918 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
44.344 |
 |
3,875 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
45.435 |
 |
3,794 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
50.744 |
 |
3,716 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
46.507 |
 |
3,673 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
48.416 |
 |
3,430 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
44.560 |
 |
3,354 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
50.055 |
 |
3,216 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
46.180 |
 |
2,994 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
54.441 |
 |
2,875 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
45.057 |
 |
2,856 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
37.969 |
 |
2,807 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
46.728 |
 |
2,803 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
44.387 |
 |
2,797 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
53.015 |
 |
2,704 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
46.150 |
 |
2,646 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
53.610 |
 |
2,566 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
62.494 |
 |
2,383 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
56.203 |
 |
2,378 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
42.242 |
 |
2,327 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
39.546 |
 |
2,261 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
45.190 |
 |
2,251 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
47.789 |
 |
2,150 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
50.552 |
 |
2,019 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
51.843 |
 |
1,985 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
49.307 |
 |
1,970 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
52.163 |
 |
1,843 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
53.087 |
 |
1,841 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
50.936 |
 |
1,746 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
49.892 |
 |
1,685 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
46.212 |
 |
1,656 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
49.623 |
 |
1,589 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
48.972 |
 |
1,526 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
55.193 |
 |
1,478 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
47.624 |
 |
1,447 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
46.252 |
 |
1,439 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
50.083 |
 |
1,415 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
48.065 |
 |
1,365 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
50.132 |
 |
1,343 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
49.224 |
 |
1,341 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
53.601 |
 |
1,334 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
52.092 |
 |
1,289 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
54.038 |
 |
1,281 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
50.848 |
 |
1,244 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
49.214 |
 |
1,211 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
MACAU |
 |
53.042 |
 |
1,159 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
51.397 |
 |
1,159 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
53.801 |
 |
1,144 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
55.885 |
 |
1,106 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
LUXEMBOURG |
 |
53.339 |
 |
1,082 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
50.509 |
 |
1,074 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
48.196 |
 |
1,038 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
49.918 |
 |
1,037 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
49.364 |
 |
987 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
48.461 |
 |
977 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
48.103 |
 |
976 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
52.048 |
 |
939 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
55.639 |
 |
925 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
52.372 |
 |
878 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
52.588 |
 |
806 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
50.694 |
 |
759 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
49.667 |
 |
741 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
51.082 |
 |
739 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
50.698 |
 |
737 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
50.810 |
 |
700 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
52.169 |
 |
696 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
48.542 |
 |
687 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
50.796 |
 |
680 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
51.052 |
 |
631 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
49.063 |
 |
614 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
52.768 |
 |
578 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
50.939 |
 |
543 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
50.923 |
 |
532 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
51.058 |
 |
531 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE
GRENADINES |
 |
50.883 |
 |
527 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
GREENLAND |
 |
51.516 |
 |
524 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
50.369 |
 |
510 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
52.648 |
 |
504 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
PUERTO RICO |
 |
50.872 |
 |
502 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
49.777 |
 |
473 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
52.937 |
 |
446 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
51.208 |
 |
446 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
53.837 |
 |
442 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
51.682 |
 |
438 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
53.646 |
 |
436 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
51.009 |
 |
427 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
52.226 |
 |
405 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
49.809 |
 |
402 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
NICARAGUA |
 |
49.947 |
 |
396 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
50.947 |
 |
396 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
50.514 |
 |
374 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
50.583 |
 |
365 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
50.928 |
 |
356 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
51.385 |
 |
340 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
50.768 |
 |
319 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
51.481 |
 |
312 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
49.457 |
 |
305 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
51.222 |
 |
285 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
49.828 |
 |
261 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
51.894 |
 |
260 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
50.099 |
 |
260 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
51.964 |
 |
259 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
51.107 |
 |
258 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
49.801 |
 |
224 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
EAST TIMOR |
 |
50.917 |
 |
165 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
50.479 |
 |
157 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
51.307 |
 |
156 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
51.208 |
 |
144 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
51.744 |
 |
135 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
51.070 |
 |
128 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
51.582 |
 |
116 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
50.844 |
 |
109 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
50.978 |
 |
103 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
50.778 |
 |
97 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
50.569 |
 |
97 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
51.421 |
 |
94 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
50.645 |
 |
93 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
50.815 |
 |
69 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
50.519 |
 |
65 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
50.691 |
 |
54 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
51.266 |
 |
53 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
50.450 |
 |
49 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
51.249 |
 |
45 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
50.883 |
 |
44 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
50.956 |
 |
42 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
50.875 |
 |
24 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED
BY VOLUME FOR 2011, 2009, 2008
|
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