Putin more trusted than Trump

Few people trust Vladimir Putin to do the right thing for the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 37 countries; however, citizens of 22 countries trust Putin more than Donald Trump

Confidence in Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs
Africa        35%
Asia-Pacific  29%
Middle East   28%
Latin America 20%
Europe        19%
Canada        19%
U. S.         23%

Global median 26%

Russian President Vladimir Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump

Confidence in Putin / Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs

Putin Trump    Trust Putin more than Trump %  Trust Trump more than Putin % Putin Trump
%      %
50     19        Greece* 31                            Sweden  2              12   10
46     15        Lebanon 31                            Venezuela  2           22   20
79     58        Vietnam 21                            Italy*  1              26   25
25     11        Germany* 14                           Spain*  1               8    7
32     18        Tunisia 14                            Tanzania 0             50   50
19     5         Mexico 14                             Australia  2           27   29
27     17        South Korea 10                        Canada*  3             19   22
20     11        Turkey* 9                             United Kingdom*  3     19   22
31     23        Indonesia 8                           Netherlands*  5        12   17
34     26        Senegal 8                             South Africa  6        33   39
20     12        Chile 8                               Jordan  7               2    9
23     15        Colombia 8                            India  11              29   40
24     17        Peru 7                                Ghana  13              36   49
19     13        Argentina 6                           Philippines 15         54   69
34     29        Hungary* 5                            Kenya 18               33   51
19     14        Brazil 5                              Poland* 19              4   23
18     14        France* 4                             Nigeria 19             39   58
28     24        Japan 4                               Israel 28              28   56




*NATO members. Survey of 40,951 respondents in 37 countries outside of Russia from February 16 to May 8, 2017. No U.S. data for Trump / Putin comparison


Source: Pew Research Center      Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images    © GRAPHIC NEWS