📰 Foreign Countries in U.S. News Statistics

Top 10 Countries (By Headline Mentions and Political Lean)

Top 10 Countries by Headline Mention

Top Mentioned Countries by News Site


Daily Country Leaderboard

Date: 2026-09-13. Points are assigned by daily mention rank (1st = 10 pts, 2nd = 9 pts, ...).
Rank Country Mentions Points
#1 Iran 72 10
#2 China 37 9
#3 Ukraine 20 8
#4 Russia 16 7
#5 Ireland 14 6
#6 Israel 14 5
#7 Saudi Arabia 13 4
#8 Yemen 13 3
#9 Germany 13 2
#10 India 10 1

Cumulative Country Leaderboard

Built from 188 days of saved daily leaderboard results.
Rank Country Total Points Days Scored
#1 Iran 1880 188
#2 China 1566 188
#3 Israel 1565 188
#4 Ukraine 1071 188
#5 Russia 927 188
#6 Cuba 478 129
#7 Canada 437 143
#8 Lebanon 397 110
#9 Mexico 342 125
#10 Venezuela 233 69
#11 Spain 195 69
#12 Colombia 183 65
#13 France 180 67
#14 Taiwan 166 68
#15 India 165 81
#16 Japan 165 81
#17 Pakistan 140 61
#18 Germany 106 37
#19 Hungary 96 25
#20 Nepal 89 16
#21 Turkey 89 36
#22 Congo 75 33
#23 Argentina 66 24
#24 Iraq 66 29
#25 South Korea 58 19
#26 Saudi Arabia 47 18
#27 Australia 43 19
#28 North Korea 42 25
#29 Brazil 41 21
#30 Jordan 39 23
#31 Morocco 35 15
#32 Bahamas 32 16
#33 Belgium 32 10
#34 Italy 30 16
#35 Afghanistan 29 17
#36 Syria 26 16
#37 Poland 21 10
#38 Norway 20 11
#39 Indonesia 18 6
#40 Paraguay 16 7
#41 Ireland 15 3
#42 Switzerland 15 6
#43 Kenya 14 7
#44 Mali 14 8
#45 Nigeria 14 7
#46 Oman 14 8
#47 Qatar 14 7
#48 Kuwait 12 5
#49 Portugal 10 4
#50 South Africa 10 6
#51 Yemen 10 6
#52 Monaco 9 3
#53 Peru 9 7
#54 Sudan 9 6
#55 Thailand 9 5
#56 Vietnam 9 7
#57 Maldives 8 6
#58 United Arab Emirates 8 3
#59 Senegal 7 3
#60 Ecuador 6 3
#61 Philippines 6 3
#62 Croatia 4 1
#63 Denmark 4 3
#64 Haiti 4 4
#65 Bahrain 3 2
#66 Cyprus 3 2
#67 Egypt 3 2
#68 Iceland 3 2
#69 Laos 3 1
#70 Austria 2 1
#71 Cameroon 2 1
#72 Liberia 2 2
#73 Niger 2 2
#74 Romania 2 2
#75 Belarus 1 1
#76 Dominican Republic 1 1
#77 Finland 1 1
#78 Ghana 1 1
#79 Nicaragua 1 1
#80 Serbia 1 1

Bias / Leaning Breakdown

Totals by Political Lean

Left-leaning
Top countries mentioned by Left-leaning outlets
Center-leaning
Top countries mentioned by Center-leaning outlets
Right-leaning
Top countries mentioned by Right-leaning outlets

Source-by-Source Breakdown

Left-leaning
Breakdown by source
CNN
MSNBC
  • Iran (3)
  • Ireland (1)
  • Saudi Arabia (1)
  • Cuba (1)
  • Moldova (1)
Slate
  • Iran (4)
The Atlantic
BuzzFeed News
  • Japan (1)
  • Madagascar (1)
Foreign Policy
  • China (6)
  • Ukraine (3)
  • Israel (3)
  • India (3)
  • Iran (3)
The Intercept
  • Iran (4)
  • Israel (2)
  • Italy (1)
Mother Jones
The Nation
  • Canada (2)
  • Nepal (2)
Common Dreams
  • Iran (8)
  • Cuba (3)
Truthout
  • Israel (3)
  • Yemen (1)
  • Canada (1)
Jacobin
  • China (4)
  • Pakistan (2)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
  • Turkey (2)
  • Germany (2)
Democracy Now
The American Prospect
  • China (2)
  • Germany (2)
War on the Rocks
  • Ukraine (1)
Responsible Statecraft
  • Iran (7)
  • Israel (3)
  • Ukraine (3)
  • China (3)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
Center-leaning
Breakdown by source
NPR
  • Yemen (2)
  • Afghanistan (1)
  • Ireland (1)
  • Mexico (1)
  • India (1)
AP News
ABC News
  • Iran (4)
  • Ireland (3)
  • China (2)
  • Saudi Arabia (1)
  • France (1)
NBC News
  • Yemen (3)
  • Ireland (3)
  • Ukraine (2)
  • France (2)
  • China (2)
CBS News
Defense One
  • Iran (2)
  • Russia (1)
  • Belgium (1)
  • China (1)
Just Security
Lawfare
  • China (1)
  • Colombia (1)
Council on Foreign Relations
  • Iran (9)
  • Germany (5)
  • China (5)
  • Ukraine (1)
  • Canada (1)
The Dispatch
  • Russia (2)
  • Ukraine (2)
  • Australia (2)
Roll Call
The Week
PolitiFact
FactCheck
USA Today
Newsweek
  • Iran (9)
  • Russia (3)
  • Ukraine (3)
  • Australia (3)
  • Yemen (2)
Right-leaning
Breakdown by source
Fox News
  • Iran (5)
  • Spain (1)
  • Ireland (1)
  • Saudi Arabia (1)
  • India (1)
The Blaze
  • Saudi Arabia (1)
Daily Caller
  • Iran (1)
  • China (1)
Breitbart
  • Iran (4)
  • China (3)
  • Jordan (2)
  • Russia (2)
  • Iraq (1)
The New York Post
  • Ukraine (3)
  • China (1)
  • Qatar (1)
  • Russia (1)
  • Mexico (1)
The Washington Times
The Daily Wire
  • China (2)
  • Jordan (1)
  • Ireland (1)
One America News Network
  • Australia (2)
  • France (1)
  • Venezuela (1)
Townhall
The Federalist
The Daily Signal
HotAir
American Spectator
The Washington Examiner
  • Iran (7)
  • China (4)
  • Jordan (2)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
  • Venezuela (2)
The American Conservative
NewsBusters