| Rank | Rise/fall in ranking | Overall score | |||
| March 1997 | Sept 1997 | March 1997 | Sept 1997 | ||
| From top 50 highest climbers | |||||
| 47 | 62 | 15 | Poland | 66.66 | 56.58 |
| 30 | 41 | 11 | Greece | 77.84 | 73.26 |
| 39 | 49 | 10 | Mauritius | 71.31 | 67.82 |
| 38 | 44 | 6 | Malta | 71.38 | 70.91 |
| 40 | 45 | 5 | China | 71.29 | 70.50 |
| 41 | 46 | 5 | Hungary | 69.98 | 70.06 |
| 49 | 54 | 5 | Philippines | 64.62 | 63.14 |
| 35 | 40 | 5 | Saudi Arabia | 74.25 | 73.50 |
| 26 | 30 | 4 | Cyprus | 81.21 | 80.38 |
| 44 | 48 | 4 | South Africa | 67.83 | 69.88 |
| From top 50 deepest nosedives | |||||
| 46 | 34 | -12 | Thailand | 66.84 | 77.09 |
| 50 | 39 | -11 | Bahamas | 64.10 | |