U.S. reputation in tatters – global survey

President Trump’s aggressive foreign policies, including the abduction
of Venezuelan President Maduro and war on Iran, have crashed the
U.S.’ global perception score to lower than that of Russia

AVERAGE GLOBAL PERCEPTION SCORES (%, 2026)*

SWITZERLAND
CANADA
JAPAN
SWEDEN
ITALY
NORWAY
SPAIN
AUSTRALIA
DENMARK
NEW ZEALAND
FINLAND
NETHERLANDS
IRELAND
PORTUGAL
AUSTRIA
GREECE
BELGIUM
SINGAPORE
SOUTH KOREA
GERMANY
POLAND
TAIWAN
HONG KONG
THAILAND
BRAZIL
MALAYSIA
INDONESIA
FRANCE
ARGENTINA
UK
EU
PHILIPPINES
EGYPT
SOUTH AFRICA
VIETNAM
UKRAINE
TURKEY
CHINA
HUNGARY
MOROCCO
QATAR
NATO
UAE
SERBIA
KENYA
MEXICO
ETHIOPIA
SAUDI ARABIA
INDIA
COLOMBIA
YEMEN
BANGLADESH
LEBANON
CUBA
NIGERIA
UN
VENEZUELA
MYANMAR
BELARUS
PAKISTAN
SYRIA
RUSSIA
IRAQ
U.S.
IRAN
AFGHANISTAN
NORTH KOREA
ISRAEL

36
36
34
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
30
29
28
26
25
24
24
21
21
21
19
17
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-11
-13
-16
-17
-19
-19
-24

Respondents
were asked for
their overall
perception of
each country
and organisation

NET PERCEPTION OF
GLOBAL POWERS
(%, 2022-2026)

40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40

2022 23 24 25 26

U.S.
CHINA
RUSSIA

XI
JINPING

VLADIMIR
PUTIN

DONALD
TRUMP

U.S. now in unenviable
position of being disliked
more than China and
Russia

*Ranking shows 68 countries and organisations evaluated by 85 surveyed nations (46,600 people),
Mar 19-Apr 21, 2026. Sources: Reuters, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
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