Posted on 06/19/2026 7:49:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
America remains one of the world’s most influential countries, but public opinion of the U.S. varies widely across the globe.
Some of its strongest support now comes from emerging economies such as Vietnam, India, and the Philippines, while favorability has weakened across several longtime Western allies.
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, ranks how people in 45 countries view the U.S. using January 2026 survey data from Morning Consult’s America Reputation Tracker.
Israel and Nigeria rank first in the survey, with 83% of respondents holding favorable views of America.
Morocco, Vietnam, and Peru round out the top five, highlighting how some of the strongest support for the U.S. now comes from outside its traditional circle of Western allies.
India has the highest favorability rating of any major economy at 62%, ranking ahead of countries such as Canada, Germany, and France.
Argentina also places in the top 10, underscoring how perceptions of America are often strongest in countries that view the U.S. as an important economic, security, or strategic partner.
Trade disputes and rising political tensions have weighed heavily on America’s image among many of its traditional allies.
Tariffs on Canada and Europe, criticism of NATO, suggestions that Canada could become the 51st state, and President Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland have all strained relations across the Western alliance. As a result, nine of the 10 lowest favorability ratings in the survey come from Western countries, including Canada, France, Germany, and Sweden.
In response to growing uncertainty around U.S. policy, Canada has expanded economic cooperation with Europe and sought closer engagement with China.
One of the survey’s most surprising findings is that China ranks ahead of several longstanding U.S. allies. Despite ongoing geopolitical rivalry between Washington and Beijing, America’s favorability rating in China exceeds that of countries including Canada, Belgium, and Sweden.
In other words, countries that have been America’s closest partners for decades now view it less favorably than its chief geopolitical rival.
To learn more about this topic, check out this graphic on how much U.S. states rely on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China.
What are the favorable vs. unfavorable view percentages of America in the U.S. itself? I’d bet that they’re not at the top.
How ironic if other countries see the U.S. more favorably than we do ourselves.
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They know how we regulate our voting...
he United States provides hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance to Nigeria annually, making it one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid in sub-Saharan Africa.
U.S. aid to Nigeria typically ranges between $700 million and $900 million obligated per fiscal year, with disbursements often exceeding $500 million in a given calendar year.
This foreign assistance is distributed across several key sectors:
Health (Largest Category): The majority of U.S. funding goes to the health sector. This includes substantial investments in combatting HIV/AIDS (primarily through PEPFAR), malaria (via the President’s Malaria Initiative), tuberculosis, and maternal and child health.Humanitarian Assistance:
Significant tax dollars are allocated to emergency disaster response, food security, and providing basic needs for internally displaced persons affected by conflict and violence.
Economic & Social Development: Smaller portions of funding are directed toward basic education, agricultural development, and programs focusing on democracy, human rights, and governance.
My first thought in seeing the list was that the “pussies” of the world hate us the most.
If India and Pakistan both like us, that’s something.
Even Vietnam likes us more than hates us.
Korea, not so much.
“If India and Pakistan both like us, that’s something.”
The reason should be obvious: Its called the H-1 Visa.
I went to Canada in 1992 as a function of my employment. I quickly gathered that they hated people from the US as well as hating the US. I was elated to finish the job and go home.
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens
We give them money, but are they grateful?
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us, so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them
Asia's crowded, Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one, there'll be no one left to blame us
We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an all-American amusement park there
They got surfing too
Boom goes London, boom Paree
More room for you and more room for me
And every city the whole world 'round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it'll be
We'll set everybody free
You wear a Japanese kimono, babe
There'll be Italian shoes for me
They all hate us anyhow
So let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now
Randy Newman, "Political Science"
:)
And it looks like Russia likes us more than most of our NATO "buddies" Time to reconsider our alliances?
Me, too.
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