| Rank | Score (Max 10.00) | Variance 1996 -1997 | ||
| 1997 | 1996 | |||
| 1 | Denmark | 9.94 | 9.33 | 0.54 |
| 2 | Finland | 9.48 | 9.05 | 0.30 |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.35 | 9.08 | 0.27 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 9.23 | 9.43 | 0.58 |
| 5 | Canada | 9.10 | 8.96 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 9.03 | 8.71 | 0.23 |
| 7 | Norway | 8.92 | 8.87 | 0.51 |
| 8 | Australia | 8.86 | 8.60 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Singapore | 8.66 | 8.80 | 2.32 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 8.61 | – | 1.13 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 8.61 | 8.76 | 0.26 |
| 12 | Ireland | 8.28 | 8.45 | 1.53 |
| 13 | Germany | 8.23 | 8.27 | 0.40 |
| 14 | U.K. | 8.22 | 8.44 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Israel | 7.97 | 7.71 | 0.12 |
| 16 | USA | 7.61 | 7.66 | 1.15 |
| 17 | Austria | 7.61 | 7.59 | 0.59 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 7.28 | 7.01 | 2.63 |
| 19 | Portugal | 6.97 | 6.53 | 1.02 |
| 20 | France | 6.66 | 6.96 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Japan | 6.57 | 7.05 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 6.45 | – | 1.73 |
| 23 | Chile | 6.05 | 6.80 | 0.51 |
| 24 | Spain | 5.90 | 4.31 | 1.82 |
| 25 | Greece | 5.35 | 5.01 | 2.42 |
| 26 | Belgium | 5.25 | 6.84 | 3.28 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 5.20 | 5.37 | 0.22 |
| 28 | Hungary | 5.18 | 4.86 | 1.66 |
| 29 | Poland | 5.08 | 5.57 | 2.13 |
| 30 | Italy | 5.03 | 3.42 | 2.07 |
| 31 | Taiwan | 5.02 | 4.98 | 0.76 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 5.01 | 5.32 | 0.50 |
| 33 | South Africa | 4.95 | 5.68 | 3.08 |
| 34 | South Korea | 4.29 | 5.02 | 2.76 |
| 35 | Uruguay | 4.14 | – | 0.63 |
| 36 | Brazil | 3.56 | 2.96 | 0.49 |
| 37 | Romania | 3.44 | – | 0.07 |
| 38 | Turkey | 3.21 | 3.54 | 1.21 |
| 39 | Thailand | 3.06 | 3.33 | 0.14 |
| 40 | Phillipines | 3.05 | 2.69 | 0.51 |
| 41 | China | 2.88 | 2.43 | 0.82 |
| 42 | Argentina | 2.81 | 3.41 | 1.24 |
| 43 | Vietnam | 2.79 | – | 0.26 |
| 44 | Venezuela | 2.77 | 2.50 | 0.51 |
| 45 | India | 2.75 | 2.63 | 0.23 |
| 46 | Indonesia | 2.72 | 2.65 | 0.18 |
| 47 | Mexico | 2.66 | 3.30 | 1.18 |
| 48 | Pakistan | 2.53 | 1.00 | 0.47 |
| 49 | Russia | 2.27 | 2.58 | 0.58 |
| 50 | Colombia | 2.23 | 2.73 | 0.61 |
| 51 | Bolivia | 2.05 | 3.40 | 0.86 |
| 52 | Nigeria | 1.76 | 0.69 | 0.16 |
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