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Quarterly
and annual rankings of 200 countries and territories, including
all 192 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
| 2010 |
 |
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Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
1 |
|
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
54.277 |
 |
744,207 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
65.344 |
 |
288,119 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
59.919 |
 |
224,167 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
72.795 |
 |
122,762 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
66.296 |
 |
72,890 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
69.039 |
 |
66,218 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
25.720 |
 |
60,449 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
13.742 |
 |
56,919 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
72.382 |
 |
55,137 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
54.621 |
 |
52,654 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
71.640 |
 |
47,969 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
50.541 |
 |
47,558 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
23.666 |
 |
46,759 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
-2.061 |
 |
44,453 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
41.294 |
 |
43,946 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
71.085 |
 |
43,456 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
78.308 |
 |
38,063 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
57.291 |
 |
37,387 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
86.802 |
 |
36,499 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
59.732 |
 |
35,266 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
66.928 |
 |
28,889 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
7.804 |
 |
25,022 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
98.255 |
 |
23,368 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
63.536 |
 |
23,293 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
21.368 |
 |
22,633 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
31.274 |
 |
22,476 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
71.924 |
 |
20,925 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
27.731 |
 |
20,022 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
DENMARK |
 |
65.698 |
 |
19,793 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
53.312 |
 |
18,398 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
80.241 |
 |
17,814 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
52.567 |
 |
16,135 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
34.382 |
 |
12,446 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
42.862 |
 |
12,372 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
62.860 |
 |
12,207 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
57.615 |
 |
11,969 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
53.073 |
 |
11,824 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
46.078 |
 |
10,638 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
70.098 |
 |
9,201 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
47.173 |
 |
8,985 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
61.041 |
 |
8,823 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
39.304 |
 |
8,409 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
40.926 |
 |
8,086 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
55.905 |
 |
7,845 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
42.557 |
 |
7,633 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
42.375 |
 |
7,210 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
63.350 |
 |
6,957 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
56.832 |
 |
6,239 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
65.639 |
 |
5,894 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
32.146 |
 |
5,868 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
52.596 |
 |
5,733 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
58.070 |
 |
5,700 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
61.296 |
 |
5,672 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
42.321 |
 |
5,554 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
36.957 |
 |
5,416 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
41.497 |
 |
5,381 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
50.687 |
 |
5,345 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
48.903 |
 |
5,337 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
51.014 |
 |
5,214 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
29.231 |
 |
5,026 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
43.171 |
 |
4,959 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
41.854 |
 |
4,772 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
28.744 |
 |
4,666 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
47.143 |
 |
4,618 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
40.931 |
 |
4,534 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
40.933 |
 |
4,422 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
55.850 |
 |
4,079 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
45.716 |
 |
3,763 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
43.730 |
 |
3,702 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
49.528 |
 |
3,605 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
47.927 |
 |
3,546 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
46.846 |
 |
3,504 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
44.887 |
 |
3,470 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
53.588 |
 |
3,436 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
45.101 |
 |
3,301 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
35.515 |
 |
3,154 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
45.529 |
 |
3,097 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
58.276 |
 |
2,921 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
48.488 |
 |
2,895 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
40.104 |
 |
2,868 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
62.793 |
 |
2,784 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
39.399 |
 |
2,759 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
51.583 |
 |
2,738 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
55.326 |
 |
2,655 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
50.809 |
 |
2,576 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
51.322 |
 |
2,209 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
53.677 |
 |
1,994 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
50.780 |
 |
1,877 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
48.163 |
 |
1,867 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
45.699 |
 |
1,864 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
49.889 |
 |
1,858 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
41.230 |
 |
1,853 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
50.606 |
 |
1,807 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
47.182 |
 |
1,792 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
55.524 |
 |
1,696 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
46.278 |
 |
1,617 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
MACAU |
 |
55.637 |
 |
1,596 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
50.481 |
 |
1,582 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
48.627 |
 |
1,545 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
50.572 |
 |
1,516 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
50.747 |
 |
1,513 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
54.044 |
 |
1,320 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
44.678 |
 |
1,224 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
45.611 |
 |
1,222 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
51.527 |
 |
1,210 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
LUXEMBOURG |
 |
53.131 |
 |
1,185 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
52.697 |
 |
1,174 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
48.719 |
 |
1,172 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
47.212 |
 |
1,156 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
51.664 |
 |
1,145 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
52.859 |
 |
1,094 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
49.931 |
 |
1,072 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
52.661 |
 |
1,055 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
52.734 |
 |
1,051 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
48.072 |
 |
1,034 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
49.213 |
 |
1,032 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
49.754 |
 |
1,030 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
51.518 |
 |
1,002 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
52.117 |
 |
974 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
49.323 |
 |
943 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
48.612 |
 |
930 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
52.888 |
 |
905 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
46.873 |
 |
896 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
47.313 |
 |
894 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
54.632 |
 |
814 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
52.246 |
 |
791 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
49.656 |
 |
778 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
48.721 |
 |
771 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
47.371 |
 |
769 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
52.925 |
 |
757 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
50.905 |
 |
739 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
48.201 |
 |
737 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
50.380 |
 |
718 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
51.077 |
 |
671 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
50.806 |
 |
665 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
49.057 |
 |
655 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
49.889 |
 |
644 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
50.212 |
 |
642 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
50.972 |
 |
630 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
48.672 |
 |
610 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
PUERTO RICO |
 |
50.144 |
 |
604 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
50.568 |
 |
573 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
51.199 |
 |
570 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
50.583 |
 |
556 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
51.160 |
 |
546 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
50.973 |
 |
545 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
49.342 |
 |
540 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
50.513 |
 |
517 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
NICARAGUA |
 |
48.596 |
 |
517 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
47.212 |
 |
502 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
47.730 |
 |
500 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
46.820 |
 |
498 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
52.898 |
 |
496 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
48.637 |
 |
490 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
49.951 |
 |
460 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
46.392 |
 |
455 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
49.118 |
 |
446 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
48.405 |
 |
424 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
49.768 |
 |
410 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
51.334 |
 |
403 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
50.818 |
 |
380 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
48.501 |
 |
375 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
50.200 |
 |
373 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
50.317 |
 |
355 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
49.502 |
 |
355 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
48.421 |
 |
311 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
GREENLAND |
 |
49.322 |
 |
306 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
50.542 |
 |
303 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE
GRENADINES |
 |
50.716 |
 |
299 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
51.428 |
 |
290 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
50.174 |
 |
283 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
48.635 |
 |
269 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
48.677 |
 |
262 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
48.746 |
 |
254 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
49.398 |
 |
251 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
51.190 |
 |
246 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
49.769 |
 |
243 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
48.742 |
 |
228 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
51.177 |
 |
205 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
51.457 |
 |
202 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
49.954 |
 |
198 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
49.815 |
 |
174 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
EAST TIMOR |
 |
49.636 |
 |
156 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
49.560 |
 |
145 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
50.481 |
 |
130 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
49.614 |
 |
106 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
49.969 |
 |
103 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
50.142 |
 |
102 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
49.202 |
 |
96 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
49.289 |
 |
88 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
49.689 |
 |
83 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
49.740 |
 |
70 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
49.800 |
 |
68 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
50.053 |
 |
60 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
49.509 |
 |
57 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
50.012 |
 |
51 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
49.324 |
 |
51 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
49.780 |
 |
45 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
49.848 |
 |
35 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
49.880 |
 |
29 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED BY VOLUME FOR 2008
|
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