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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 |
 |
54.108 |
 |
4,180,999 |
 |
 |
 |
2 |
|
 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
 |
63.235 |
 |
1,825,567 |
 |
 |
 |
3 |
|
 |
INDIA |
 |
56.627 |
 |
922,659 |
 |
 |
 |
4 |
|
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
67.240 |
 |
779,470 |
 |
 |
 |
5 |
|
 |
CHINA |
 |
59.033 |
 |
696,040 |
 |
 |
 |
6 |
|
 |
ISRAEL |
 |
39.024 |
 |
388,103 |
 |
 |
 |
7 |
|
 |
FRANCE |
 |
62.080 |
 |
384,341 |
 |
 |
 |
8 |
|
 |
CANADA |
 |
73.052 |
 |
351,053 |
 |
 |
 |
9 |
|
 |
JAPAN |
 |
59.460 |
 |
337,565 |
 |
 |
 |
10 |
|
 |
GERMANY |
 |
55.877 |
 |
309,347 |
 |
 |
 |
11 |
|
 |
RUSSIA |
 |
40.279 |
 |
297,054 |
 |
 |
 |
12 |
|
 |
IRELAND |
 |
61.173 |
 |
290,978 |
 |
 |
 |
13 |
|
 |
NEW ZEALAND |
 |
68.128 |
 |
269,207 |
 |
 |
 |
14 |
|
 |
SPAIN |
 |
63.243 |
 |
263,194 |
 |
 |
 |
15 |
|
 |
AFGHANISTAN |
 |
19.416 |
 |
246,460 |
 |
 |
 |
16 |
|
 |
SOUTH KOREA |
 |
57.597 |
 |
229,141 |
 |
 |
 |
17 |
|
 |
PAKISTAN |
 |
15.960 |
 |
219,871 |
 |
 |
 |
18 |
|
 |
ITALY |
 |
68.497 |
 |
213,369 |
 |
 |
 |
19 |
|
 |
IRAN |
 |
26.899 |
 |
208,113 |
 |
 |
 |
20 |
|
 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
68.337 |
 |
155,799 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
 |
PALESTINE |
 |
36.644 |
 |
155,168 |
 |
 |
 |
22 |
|
 |
THAILAND |
 |
42.291 |
 |
152,210 |
 |
 |
 |
23 |
|
 |
INDONESIA |
 |
49.405 |
 |
146,911 |
 |
 |
 |
24 |
|
 |
GREECE |
 |
27.979 |
 |
146,075 |
 |
 |
 |
25 |
|
 |
IRAQ |
 |
13.579 |
 |
133,752 |
 |
 |
 |
26 |
|
 |
SINGAPORE |
 |
100.852 |
 |
126,237 |
 |
 |
 |
27 |
|
 |
MALAYSIA |
 |
79.527 |
 |
121,652 |
 |
 |
 |
28 |
|
 |
MEXICO |
 |
20.753 |
 |
113,676 |
 |
 |
 |
29 |
|
 |
BRAZIL |
 |
65.717 |
 |
105,823 |
 |
 |
 |
30 |
|
 |
PHILIPPINES |
 |
54.145 |
 |
95,422 |
 |
 |
 |
31 |
|
 |
SWITZERLAND |
 |
58.317 |
 |
92,781 |
 |
 |
 |
32 |
|
 |
TURKEY |
 |
47.583 |
 |
90,337 |
 |
 |
 |
33 |
|
 |
NETHERLANDS |
 |
60.777 |
 |
86,887 |
 |
 |
 |
34 |
|
 |
NORTH KOREA |
 |
22.183 |
 |
85,699 |
 |
 |
 |
35 |
|
 |
HAITI |
 |
40.215 |
 |
74,917 |
 |
 |
 |
36 |
|
 |
EGYPT |
 |
47.220 |
 |
61,807 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
 |
HONG KONG |
 |
64.684 |
 |
58,483 |
 |
 |
 |
38 |
|
 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
 |
49.959 |
 |
54,345 |
 |
 |
 |
39 |
|
 |
PORTUGAL |
 |
39.891 |
 |
54,120 |
 |
 |
 |
40 |
|
 |
SWEDEN |
 |
46.306 |
 |
53,400 |
 |
 |
 |
41 |
|
 |
BELGIUM |
 |
53.265 |
 |
50,060 |
 |
 |
 |
42 |
|
 |
POLAND |
 |
37.402 |
 |
48,854 |
 |
 |
 |
43 |
|
 |
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
 |
42.997 |
 |
42,104 |
 |
 |
 |
44 |
|
 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
 |
68.820 |
 |
41,518 |
 |
 |
 |
45 |
|
 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
 |
50.285 |
 |
39,405 |
 |
 |
 |
46 |
|
 |
DEMARK |
 |
55.046 |
 |
38,721 |
 |
 |
 |
47 |
|
 |
ARGENTINA |
 |
59.595 |
 |
37,573 |
 |
 |
 |
48 |
|
 |
LEBANON |
 |
33.878 |
 |
37,461 |
 |
 |
 |
49 |
|
 |
TAIWAN |
 |
59.298 |
 |
36,502 |
 |
 |
 |
50 |
|
 |
GHANA |
 |
45.689 |
 |
35,861 |
 |
 |
 |
51 |
|
 |
VIETNAM |
 |
47.670 |
 |
34,200 |
 |
 |
 |
52 |
|
 |
YEMEN |
 |
17.607 |
 |
33,871 |
 |
 |
 |
53 |
|
 |
CUBA |
 |
34.871 |
 |
32,364 |
 |
 |
 |
54 |
|
 |
NORWAY |
 |
68.391 |
 |
30,281 |
 |
 |
 |
55 |
|
 |
NIGERIA |
 |
32.793 |
 |
29,663 |
 |
 |
 |
56 |
|
 |
CHILE |
 |
48.060 |
 |
29,605 |
 |
 |
 |
57 |
|
 |
BANGLADESH |
 |
47.422 |
 |
28,788 |
 |
 |
 |
58 |
|
 |
AUSTRIA |
 |
59.576 |
 |
28,100 |
 |
 |
 |
59 |
|
 |
SRI LANKA |
 |
44.033 |
 |
27,338 |
 |
 |
 |
60 |
|
 |
SYRIA |
 |
46.736 |
 |
27,008 |
 |
 |
 |
61 |
|
 |
FIJI |
 |
48.717 |
 |
26,952 |
 |
 |
 |
62 |
|
 |
NEPAL |
 |
53.666 |
 |
26,622 |
 |
 |
 |
63 |
|
 |
UKRAINE |
 |
48.962 |
 |
26,473 |
 |
 |
 |
64 |
|
 |
SERBIA |
 |
44.211 |
 |
26,397 |
 |
 |
 |
65 |
|
 |
KUWAIT |
 |
75.558 |
 |
25,254 |
 |
 |
 |
66 |
|
 |
SUDAN |
 |
34.309 |
 |
24,953 |
 |
 |
 |
67 |
|
 |
GEORGIA |
 |
48.019 |
 |
24,099 |
 |
 |
 |
68 |
|
 |
HUNGARY |
 |
47.933 |
 |
22,242 |
 |
 |
 |
69 |
|
 |
SOMALIA |
 |
21.239 |
 |
21,054 |
 |
 |
 |
70 |
|
 |
FINLAND |
 |
66.485 |
 |
20,702 |
 |
 |
 |
71 |
|
 |
COLOMBIA |
 |
40.300 |
 |
20,001 |
 |
 |
 |
72 |
|
 |
ICELAND |
 |
32.221 |
 |
19,902 |
 |
 |
 |
73 |
|
 |
QATAR |
 |
74.881 |
 |
19,732 |
 |
 |
 |
74 |
|
 |
VATICAN CITY |
 |
38.569 |
 |
18,900 |
 |
 |
 |
75 |
|
 |
VENEZUELA |
 |
42.141 |
 |
18,819 |
 |
 |
 |
76 |
|
 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
 |
33.082 |
 |
17,196 |
 |
 |
 |
77 |
|
 |
CAMBODIA |
 |
46.074 |
 |
16,546 |
 |
 |
 |
78 |
|
 |
KENYA |
 |
49.011 |
 |
16,253 |
 |
 |
 |
79 |
|
 |
JORDAN |
 |
55.139 |
 |
15,865 |
 |
 |
 |
80 |
|
 |
JAMAICA |
 |
48.537 |
 |
14,509 |
 |
 |
 |
81 |
|
 |
ROMANIA |
 |
43.433 |
 |
13,781 |
 |
 |
 |
82 |
|
 |
ALGERIA |
 |
42.889 |
 |
13,746 |
 |
 |
 |
83 |
|
 |
SLOVAKIA |
 |
54.620 |
 |
13,643 |
 |
 |
 |
84 |
|
 |
PERU |
 |
44.379 |
 |
13,523 |
 |
 |
 |
85 |
|
 |
ZIMBABWE |
 |
53.717 |
 |
13,400 |
 |
 |
 |
86 |
|
 |
LIBYA |
 |
44.903 |
 |
12,578 |
 |
 |
 |
87 |
|
 |
URUGUAY |
 |
60.772 |
 |
12,335 |
 |
 |
 |
88 |
|
 |
MOROCCO |
 |
55.151 |
 |
11,453 |
 |
 |
 |
89 |
|
 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
 |
66.948 |
 |
11,134 |
 |
 |
 |
90 |
|
 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
 |
46.287 |
 |
10,840 |
 |
 |
 |
91 |
|
 |
UGANDA |
 |
38.550 |
 |
10,398 |
 |
 |
 |
92 |
|
 |
RWANDA |
 |
33.324 |
 |
10,106 |
 |
 |
 |
93 |
|
 |
CROATIA |
 |
53.391 |
 |
9,923 |
 |
 |
 |
94 |
|
 |
UZBEKISTAN |
 |
32.583 |
 |
9,673 |
 |
 |
 |
95 |
|
 |
BELARUS |
 |
45.598 |
 |
9,653 |
 |
 |
 |
96 |
|
 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
 |
36.333 |
 |
9,351 |
 |
 |
 |
97 |
|
 |
CYPRUS |
 |
46.745 |
 |
8,940 |
 |
 |
 |
98 |
|
 |
SLOVENIA |
 |
59.900 |
 |
8,815 |
 |
 |
 |
99 |
|
 |
ETHIOPIA |
 |
51.039 |
 |
8,704 |
 |
 |
 |
100 |
|
 |
BULGARIA |
 |
48.882 |
 |
8,143 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
Rank |
 |
 |
Country |
 |
Score |
 |
Mentions |
 |
 |
101 |
|
 |
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE |
 |
37.073 |
 |
7,925 |
 |
 |
 |
102 |
|
 |
ECUADOR |
 |
44.568 |
 |
7,786 |
 |
 |
 |
103 |
|
 |
ANGOLA |
 |
42.367 |
 |
7,695 |
 |
 |
 |
104 |
|
 |
CHAD |
 |
46.639 |
 |
7,630 |
 |
 |
 |
105 |
|
 |
SIERRA LEONE |
 |
48.517 |
 |
7,299 |
 |
 |
 |
106 |
|
 |
PARAGUAY |
 |
54.988 |
 |
7,094 |
 |
 |
 |
107 |
|
 |
BAHRAIN |
 |
59.507 |
 |
7,034 |
 |
 |
 |
108 |
|
 |
PANAMA |
 |
39.556 |
 |
6,982 |
 |
 |
 |
109 |
|
 |
BOLIVIA |
 |
51.017 |
 |
6,708 |
 |
 |
 |
110 |
|
 |
MONACO |
 |
65.238 |
 |
6,594 |
 |
 |
 |
111 |
|
 |
ARMENIA |
 |
44.155 |
 |
6,495 |
 |
 |
 |
112 |
|
 |
CAMEROON |
 |
52.764 |
 |
6,401 |
 |
 |
 |
113 |
|
 |
GUINEA |
 |
55.302 |
 |
6,242 |
 |
 |
 |
114 |
|
 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
51.352 |
 |
6,179 |
 |
 |
 |
115 |
|
 |
ANDORRA |
 |
51.847 |
 |
5,972 |
 |
 |
 |
116 |
|
 |
ESTONIA |
 |
55.874 |
 |
5,794 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |
|
 |
LATVIA |
 |
49.435 |
 |
5,547 |
 |
 |
 |
118 |
|
 |
KOSOVO |
 |
56.377 |
 |
5,450 |
 |
 |
 |
119 |
|
 |
LITHUANIA |
 |
49.269 |
 |
5,449 |
 |
 |
 |
120 |
|
 |
LAOS |
 |
57.473 |
 |
5,387 |
 |
 |
 |
121 |
|
 |
OMAN |
 |
59.849 |
 |
5,065 |
 |
 |
 |
122 |
|
 |
HONDURAS |
 |
46.237 |
 |
5,055 |
 |
 |
 |
123 |
|
 |
GUYANA |
 |
54.869 |
 |
4,889 |
 |
 |
 |
124 |
|
 |
GUATEMALA |
 |
38.733 |
 |
4,817 |
 |
 |
 |
125 |
|
 |
SAMOA |
 |
56.800 |
 |
4,759 |
 |
 |
 |
126 |
|
 |
LUZEMBOURG |
 |
56.832 |
 |
4,648 |
 |
 |
 |
127 |
|
 |
NIGER |
 |
43.350 |
 |
4,517 |
 |
 |
 |
128 |
|
 |
MALI |
 |
45.609 |
 |
4,356 |
 |
 |
 |
129 |
|
 |
TANZANIA |
 |
47.713 |
 |
4,286 |
 |
 |
 |
130 |
|
 |
MONGOLIA |
 |
57.041 |
 |
4,092 |
 |
 |
 |
131 |
|
 |
MALTA |
 |
52.504 |
 |
4,084 |
 |
 |
 |
132 |
|
 |
TOGO |
 |
39.573 |
 |
3,962 |
 |
 |
 |
133 |
|
 |
EL SALVADOR |
 |
44.634 |
 |
3,867 |
 |
 |
 |
134 |
|
 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
 |
51.157 |
 |
3,823 |
 |
 |
 |
135 |
|
 |
COSTA RICA |
 |
56.530 |
 |
3,623 |
 |
 |
 |
136 |
|
 |
SENEGAL |
 |
53.958 |
 |
3,621 |
 |
 |
 |
137 |
|
 |
THE BAHAMAS |
 |
48.698 |
 |
3,601 |
 |
 |
 |
138 |
|
 |
AZERBAIJAN |
 |
52.193 |
 |
3,574 |
 |
 |
 |
139 |
|
 |
TONGA |
 |
49.722 |
 |
3,501 |
 |
 |
 |
140 |
|
 |
PUERTO RICO |
 |
48.432 |
 |
3,379 |
 |
 |
 |
141 |
|
 |
TUNISIA |
 |
52.403 |
 |
3,265 |
 |
 |
 |
142 |
|
 |
LIBERIA |
 |
46.268 |
 |
3,175 |
 |
 |
 |
143 |
|
 |
ZAMBIA |
 |
51.299 |
 |
2,915 |
 |
 |
 |
144 |
|
 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
 |
50.438 |
 |
2,837 |
 |
 |
 |
145 |
|
 |
MACAU |
 |
53.491 |
 |
2,755 |
 |
 |
 |
146 |
|
 |
MALAWI |
 |
49.739 |
 |
2,732 |
 |
 |
 |
147 |
|
 |
ALBANIA |
 |
48.798 |
 |
2,674 |
 |
 |
 |
148 |
|
 |
MONTENEGRO |
 |
52.024 |
 |
2,652 |
 |
 |
 |
149 |
|
 |
BARBADOS |
 |
56.103 |
 |
2,617 |
 |
 |
 |
150 |
|
 |
CONGO KINSHASA |
 |
44.831 |
 |
2,616 |
 |
 |
 |
151 |
|
 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
 |
53.485 |
 |
2,513 |
 |
 |
 |
152 |
|
 |
TAJIKISTAN |
 |
43.546 |
 |
2,427 |
 |
 |
 |
153 |
|
 |
MAURITIUS |
 |
59.554 |
 |
2,318 |
 |
 |
 |
154 |
|
 |
NICARGUA |
 |
47.092 |
 |
2,244 |
 |
 |
 |
155 |
|
 |
BHUTAN |
 |
57.534 |
 |
2,181 |
 |
 |
 |
156 |
|
 |
GREENLAND |
 |
52.096 |
 |
2,098 |
 |
 |
 |
157 |
|
 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
 |
47.871 |
 |
2,054 |
 |
 |
 |
158 |
|
 |
BRUNEI |
 |
56.455 |
 |
2,039 |
 |
 |
 |
159 |
|
 |
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES |
 |
51.509 |
 |
2,029 |
 |
 |
 |
160 |
|
 |
NAMIBIA |
 |
50.994 |
 |
2,027 |
 |
 |
 |
161 |
|
 |
VANUATU |
 |
49.136 |
 |
2,026 |
 |
 |
 |
162 |
|
 |
MALDIVES |
 |
53.957 |
 |
1,917 |
 |
 |
 |
163 |
|
 |
MOLDOVA |
 |
51.844 |
 |
1,822 |
 |
 |
 |
164 |
|
 |
MADAGASCAR |
 |
50.895 |
 |
1,722 |
 |
 |
 |
165 |
|
 |
GRENADA |
 |
53.167 |
 |
1,706 |
 |
 |
 |
166 |
|
 |
MACEDONIA (F.Y.R.O.M.) |
 |
51.734 |
 |
1,660 |
 |
 |
 |
167 |
|
 |
MAURITANIA |
 |
46.620 |
 |
1,652 |
 |
 |
 |
168 |
|
 |
BOTSWANA |
 |
54.726 |
 |
1,630 |
 |
 |
 |
169 |
|
 |
BURKINA FASO |
 |
51.663 |
 |
1,387 |
 |
 |
 |
170 |
|
 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
 |
49.047 |
 |
1,338 |
 |
 |
 |
171 |
|
 |
SAINT LUCIA |
 |
53.230 |
 |
1,234 |
 |
 |
 |
172 |
|
 |
GABON |
 |
52.253 |
 |
1,216 |
 |
 |
 |
173 |
|
 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
 |
52.147 |
 |
1,195 |
 |
 |
 |
174 |
|
 |
TURKMENISTAN |
 |
51.654 |
 |
1,181 |
 |
 |
 |
175 |
|
 |
BENIN |
 |
50.218 |
 |
1,112 |
 |
 |
 |
176 |
|
 |
SEYCHELLES |
 |
49.766 |
 |
1,096 |
 |
 |
 |
177 |
|
 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
 |
51.092 |
 |
1,095 |
 |
 |
 |
178 |
|
 |
BURUNDI |
 |
49.340 |
 |
1,091 |
 |
 |
 |
179 |
|
 |
EAST TIMOR |
 |
52.117 |
 |
1,041 |
 |
 |
 |
180 |
|
 |
ERITREA |
 |
47.865 |
 |
980 |
 |
 |
 |
181 |
|
 |
BELIZE |
 |
49.710 |
 |
971 |
 |
 |
 |
182 |
|
 |
NAURU |
 |
50.786 |
 |
929 |
 |
 |
 |
183 |
|
 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
 |
51.441 |
 |
767 |
 |
 |
 |
184 |
|
 |
CAPE VERDE |
 |
50.419 |
 |
705 |
 |
 |
 |
185 |
|
 |
SWAZILAND |
 |
51.344 |
 |
670 |
 |
 |
 |
186 |
|
 |
LESOTHO |
 |
51.916 |
 |
561 |
 |
 |
 |
187 |
|
 |
KIRIBATI |
 |
51.218 |
 |
542 |
 |
 |
 |
188 |
|
 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
 |
50.468 |
 |
542 |
 |
 |
 |
189 |
|
 |
SAN MARINO |
 |
50.538 |
 |
489 |
 |
 |
 |
190 |
|
 |
PALAU |
 |
51.843 |
 |
457 |
 |
 |
 |
191 |
|
 |
GAMBIA |
 |
50.307 |
 |
437 |
 |
 |
 |
192 |
|
 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
 |
50.111 |
 |
411 |
 |
 |
 |
193 |
|
 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
 |
50.075 |
 |
395 |
 |
 |
 |
194 |
|
 |
DJIBOUTI |
 |
50.318 |
 |
380 |
 |
 |
 |
195 |
|
 |
TUVALU |
 |
50.471 |
 |
307 |
 |
 |
 |
196 |
|
 |
SURINAME |
 |
50.710 |
 |
287 |
 |
 |
 |
197 |
|
 |
FED STATES OF MICRONESIA |
 |
50.472 |
 |
241 |
 |
 |
 |
198 |
|
 |
DOMINICA |
 |
50.794 |
 |
229 |
 |
 |
 |
199 |
|
 |
COMOROS |
 |
50.003 |
 |
173 |
 |
 |
 |
200 |
|
 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
 |
50.580 |
 |
110 |
 |
 |
|
RANKED
BY VOLUME FOR 2011, 2009, 2008
|
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