425DXNews Most Wanted DXCC Survey (1998 edition)
Here are the results for our 1998 survey. We listed the first
top 100 most wanted countries.
Thanks to all participants.
Votes by continents (%) |
Top 10 Countries by # of votes (%) |
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EU |
NA |
SA |
AS |
AF |
OC |
K |
I |
VE |
DL |
UA |
G |
JA |
LA |
F |
ON |
34.78 |
52.70 |
3.13 |
5.74 |
0.70 |
2.78 |
28.70 |
3.83 |
1.91 |
1.57 |
1.57 |
1.04 |
1.04 |
1.04 |
0.87 |
0.87 |
Rank |
Prefix |
Country |
% |
1 |
P5 |
North Korea |
100.00 |
2 |
A5 |
Bhutan |
56.70 |
3 |
VU4 |
Andaman & Nicobar Is. |
55.65 |
4 |
BS7 |
Scarborough Reef |
49.91 |
5 |
3YB |
Bouvet |
47.13 |
6 |
VU7 |
Laccadive Is. |
42.78 |
7 |
7O |
Yemen |
42.26 |
8 |
3C0 |
Pagalu I. |
38.96 |
9 |
VK0M |
Macquarie I. |
38.61 |
10 |
KH5K |
Kingman Reef |
36.17 |
11 |
VP8SA |
South Sandwich Is. |
34.61 |
12 |
ZL9 |
Auckland & Campbell Is. |
34.26 |
13 |
FRT |
Tromelin I. |
33.39 |
14 |
FRJ |
Juan de Nova, Europa |
33.04 |
15 |
FRG |
Glorioso Is. |
32.87 |
16 |
3YP |
Peter I I. |
31.30 |
17 |
T33 |
Banaba Isl |
31.13 |
18 |
HK0M |
Malpelo I. |
30.96 |
19 |
CE0S |
San Felix & San Ambrosio |
28.70 |
19 |
VK9M |
Mellish Reef |
28.70 |
21 |
FOC |
Clipperton I. |
28.00 |
22 |
KP5 |
Desecheo I. |
27.65 |
23 |
3B9 |
Rodriguez I. |
27.13 |
23 |
3D2C |
Conway Reef |
27.13 |
25 |
T31 |
C. Kiribati |
26.43 |
26 |
KH5 |
Palmyra & Jarvis Is. |
26.09 |
27 |
VP8G |
South Georgia I. |
25.04 |
28 |
PY0S |
St.Peter & St. Paul |
24.70 |
29 |
KP1 |
Navassa I. |
24.35 |
30 |
FOM |
Marquesas I. |
24.00 |
31 |
BV9P |
Pratas |
23.48 |
32 |
YA |
Afghanistan |
23.30 |
33 |
VP8O |
South Orkney Is. |
23.13 |
33 |
ZK3 |
Tokelau Is. |
23.13 |
35 |
ZS8 |
Marion Isl. |
22.61 |
36 |
KH1 |
Baker & Howland Is. |
22.26 |
37 |
FOA |
Austral I. |
22.09 |
37 |
YV0 |
Aves I. |
22.09 |
39 |
XF4 |
Revilla Gigedo |
21.74 |
40 |
SY |
Mount Athos |
21.39 |
41 |
FT8W |
Crozet I. |
20.87 |
42 |
XW |
Laos |
20.70 |
43 |
FT8X |
Kerguelen Is. |
20.35 |
44 |
JD1M |
Minami Torishima |
19.48 |
44 |
VK9C |
Cocos-Keeling Is. |
19.48 |
46 |
ZL8 |
Kermadec Is. |
19.30 |
47 |
KH7K |
Kure I. |
18.26 |
47 |
T2 |
Tuvalu |
18.26 |
49 |
PY0T |
Trindade & Martim Vaz |
17.74 |
50 |
T5 |
Somalia |
17.57 |
50 |
ZD9 |
Tristan da Cunha & Gough |
17.57 |
52 |
VR6 |
Pitcairn I. |
17.39 |
53 |
TI9 |
Cocos I. |
17.22 |
54 |
3B6 |
Agalega & St. Brandon |
16.87 |
55 |
KH3 |
Johnston I. |
16.17 |
56 |
VK9W |
Willis I. |
16.00 |
57 |
CE0J |
Juan Fernandez Is. |
15.83 |
58 |
FT8Z |
Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. |
15.65 |
59 |
KH9 |
Wake I. |
15.48 |
60 |
ZK1N |
N. Cook Is. |
15.30 |
61 |
5U |
Niger |
15.13 |
61 |
JD1O |
Ogasawara |
15.13 |
63 |
FW |
Wallis & Futuna Is. |
14.61 |
63 |
KH4 |
Midway I. |
14.61 |
65 |
VK9X |
Christmas I. |
14.43 |
65 |
ZC4 |
UK Sov.Base on Cyprus |
14.43 |
67 |
YK |
Syria |
14.26 |
68 |
EP |
Iran |
14.09 |
68 |
T30 |
W. Kiribati |
14.09 |
70 |
S2 |
Bangladesh |
13.74 |
71 |
R1MV |
Malyj Vysotskij I. |
13.57 |
71 |
S0 |
Western Sahara |
13.57 |
73 |
VK0H |
Heard I. |
13.39 |
74 |
1A0 |
Sov. Mil. Order of Malta |
13.04 |
75 |
3D2R |
Rotuma I. |
12.52 |
75 |
9N |
Nepal |
12.52 |
75 |
ST |
Sudan |
12.52 |
78 |
9U |
Burundi |
12.35 |
79 |
3C |
Equatorial Guinea |
12.17 |
79 |
CE0E |
Easter I. |
12.17 |
79 |
ZK2 |
Niue |
12.17 |
82 |
3X |
Guinea |
12.00 |
82 |
T32 |
E. Kiribati |
12.00 |
82 |
YJ |
Vanuatu |
12.00 |
85 |
H40 |
Temotu Province |
11.83 |
85 |
TN |
Congo |
11.83 |
87 |
C2 |
Nauru |
11.48 |
88 |
YI |
Iraq |
11.13 |
88 |
ZK1S |
S. Cook Is. |
11.13 |
90 |
VK9L |
Lord Howe I. |
10.96 |
91 |
E3 |
Eritrea |
10.61 |
91 |
XZ |
Myanmar |
10.61 |
93 |
J5 |
Guinea-Bissau |
10.26 |
93 |
KC6 |
Palau |
10.26 |
93 |
XT |
Burkina Faso |
10.26 |
93 |
XU |
Cambodia |
10.26 |
97 |
3W |
Vietnam |
10.09 |
98 |
D6 |
Comoros |
9.91 |
99 |
5T |
Mauritania |
9.74 |
99 |
ZL7 |
Chatham Is. |
9.74 |