have declined slightly in China, however, dropping from 50% to 44%. And following a year in which President Obama visited India, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to the U.S., America’s image in that country has improved significantly, jumping from 55% favorable to 70% today. favorably in the Philippines (92%), South Korea (84%) and Vietnam (77%). Particularly large majorities see the U.S. Only 3% of Lebanese Shia Muslims share this view.Īmerica’s image is mostly positive among the Asian nations polled. And in Lebanon, views divide sharply along religious lines: A slim 55%-majority of the country’s Christians have a positive opinion of the U.S., as do 48% of Sunni Muslims. in Turkey have increased by 10 percentage points in the last year (from 19% to 29%). Elsewhere in the region, America’s image is largely negative, with most Jordanians, Palestinians, Turks and Lebanese registering an unfavorable opinion. in a positive light, although there is a wide gap between Israeli Jews (87% favorable) and Arabs (48%). Roughly eight-in-ten Israelis see the U.S.

today, down from 51% two years ago, before the outbreak of violence. Only 15% of Russians have a positive view of the U.S. The conflict has led to a dramatic increase in anti-American sentiments in Russia. (For more on Ukrainian public opinion and the methodology for our Ukraine survey, see this recent report). In conflict-ridden Ukraine, 69% have a positive opinion of the U.S., although there are notable differences between the western (78%) and eastern (56%) regions of the nation. a favorable review and only 35% assigned a negative rating. America’s image has become more negative in Germany over the last few years – as recently as 2011, 62% of Germans gave the U.S. a positive rating, while 45% express a negative one. The outlier is Germany, where just 50% give the U.S. About two-in-three Canadians have a favorable opinion, as do large majorities in Italy, Poland, France, the UK and Spain. receives largely positive reviews among many of its key NATO allies. However, there is significant variation among regions and countries. Across the nations surveyed (excluding the U.S.), a median of 69% hold a favorable opinion of the U.S., while just 24% express an unfavorable view. America’s overall image around the world remains largely positive.

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