Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Assessment

The assessment department of WikiProject Countries focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's countries articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the Version 1.0 Editorial Team program.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the WikiProject Countries project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist. 

Frequently asked questions

 * See also the general assessment FAQ


 * 1. What is the purpose of the article ratings? : The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.  Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
 * 2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject? : Just add WikiProject Countries to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
 * 3. Someone put a WikiProject Countries template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project's scope. What should I do? : Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them.  If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the project talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
 * 4. Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Countries WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.
 * 5. How do I rate an article? : Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
 * 6. Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments? : Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
 * 7. What if I don't agree with a rating? : You can ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
 * 8. Aren't the ratings subjective? : Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

Log
The full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days is available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.

Featured articles
Total pages in content type is 9
 * Australia
 * Bulgaria
 * Cameroon
 * Canada
 * Germany
 * India
 * Japan
 * Madagascar
 * Nauru

Former featured articles
Total pages in content type is 16
 * Bangladesh
 * Belarus
 * Belgium
 * Bhutan
 * Cambodia
 * Chad
 * China
 * Indonesia
 * Israel
 * Libya
 * Nepal
 * Pakistan
 * Peru
 * Rwanda
 * South Africa
 * Turkey

Featured lists
Total pages in content type is 8
 * List of countries by Human Development Index
 * ISO 3166-1
 * List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
 * List of sovereign states without armed forces
 * Member states of ASEAN
 * Member states of the International Labour Organization
 * Member states of the United Nations
 * List of national anthems

Former featured lists
Total pages in content type is 6
 * List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality
 * List of autonomous areas by country
 * List of states with limited recognition
 * Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
 * List of states with nuclear weapons
 * List of sovereign states

Good articles
Total pages in content type is 9
 * Azerbaijan
 * East Timor
 * England
 * Jordan
 * Malaysia
 * New Zealand
 * Philippines
 * Singapore
 * Wales

Former good articles
Total pages in content type is 28
 * Afghanistan
 * Algeria
 * Argentina
 * Bahrain
 * Brazil
 * Brunei
 * Burundi
 * Comoros
 * Croatia
 * Denmark
 * Egypt
 * Iran
 * Lebanon
 * Lithuania
 * Malawi
 * Mali
 * Morocco
 * Papua New Guinea
 * Russia
 * Scotland
 * Sovereign Military Order of Malta
 * Sweden
 * Switzerland
 * Taiwan
 * Ukraine
 * United Kingdom
 * United States
 * Zimbabwe

Did you know? articles
Total pages in content type is 10
 * ... that seven countries have more than one capital city? (2004-07-23)
 * ... that in Angola, almost two out of every ten newborns die within one year, making it the country with the highest infant mortality rate in the world? (2005-08-26)
 * ... that in 2004, the world spent US$896,235 million on military expenditures and the U.S. military budget constituted 41 percent of this, placing the nation at top of the list of countries by military expenditures? (2005-09-22)
 * ... that according to Statistics Canada, 60 percent of Canada's population are classified as White? (2006-11-13)
 * ... that although American law requires proof of a defendant's "guilty mind" as an element of the crime, it is not concerned with motive? (2008-01-13)
 * ... that China, with over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, is the third-most biodiverse country in the world? (2014-01-03)
 * ... that the United States accounts for 37% of all global military spending? (2015-02-03)
 * ... that Jordan has remained one of the safest countries in the Middle East, despite regional turmoil? (2016-10-01)
 * ... that Finland became a member state of the International Labour Organization 100 years ago today? (2020-12-16)
 * ... that East Timor uses the United States dollar, but produces its own coins to facilitate smaller transactions? (2023-03-03)

Featured pictures
Total pages in content type is 2

Picture of the day pictures
Total pages in content type is 2

Featured portals
Total pages in content type is 16
 * Portal:Australia
 * Portal:Bangladesh
 * Portal:Brazil
 * Portal:Bulgaria
 * Portal:Cuba
 * Portal:Germany
 * Portal:Iceland
 * Portal:India
 * Portal:Indonesia
 * Portal:Japan
 * Portal:New Zealand
 * Portal:Norway
 * Portal:Poland
 * Portal:Russia
 * Portal:Spain
 * Portal:Ukraine

Former featured portals
Total pages in content type is 2
 * Portal:France
 * Portal:United States

Main page featured articles
Total pages in content type is 25
 * China (2004-03-07)
 * Belgium (2004-06-04)
 * India (2004-12-03)
 * Cambodia (2005-03-20)
 * South Africa (2005-04-28)
 * Australia (2005-08-16)
 * Bhutan (2005-10-22)
 * Pakistan (2006-05-29)
 * Canada (2006-06-23)
 * Nauru (2006-07-08)
 * Bangladesh (2006-07-14)
 * Libya (2006-08-08)
 * Nepal (2006-09-28)
 * Turkey (2007-03-04)
 * Germany (2007-04-07)
 * Japan (2007-05-15)
 * Cameroon (2007-07-18)
 * Indonesia (2007-08-17)
 * Chad (2007-09-20)
 * Peru (2008-02-11)
 * Israel (2008-05-08)
 * Belarus (2010-07-27)
 * Rwanda (2012-07-01)
 * Madagascar (2012-10-11)
 * Bulgaria (2018-11-28)

In the News articles
Total pages in content type is 13
 * Nepal (2008-05-28)
 * Cape Verde (2008-07-23)
 * Greenland (2009-06-21)
 * Left- and right-hand traffic (2009-09-08)
 * Slovenia (2010-05-10)
 * South Sudan (2011-07-09)
 * France (2012-09-19)
 * The Gambia (2013-10-05)
 * Singapore (2018-06-12)
 * Laos (2018-07-24)
 * Saudi Arabia (2018-10-21)
 * North Macedonia (2019-02-13)
 * Philippines (2020-05-07)

Main page featured lists
Total pages in content type is 4
 * ISO 3166-1 (2014-04-14)
 * List of national anthems (2014-06-06)
 * List of countries by Human Development Index (2021-09-13)
 * Member states of the International Labour Organization (2022-12-05)