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.
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The general trend I see: more feminist and socialist the country, the less they like America.
Fine by me, I dont like feminist and socialist countries either.
Surprised Somolia isn’t listed. Especially as the country that loves us the most.
Right after the horrific deaths on 9/11 the leftist news media repeatedly asked” “Why do they hate us so?” and “What did we do that made them hate us?”
Arrrrgggghhhhh.
My favorite answer about why the Muslims killed thousands in an unprovoked attack on American soil against noncombatants:
GW Bush: “They hate us for our goodness.”
RE: Surprised Somolia isn’t listed. Especially as the country that loves us the most.
They would love us for the amount of money they can EASILY extort from us.
I used to like visiting Canaduh....
:)
Countries that feel entitled to our tariff & defense money don’t really like us when we take it away.
A little surprised that Japan is just 30+ % favorable . Perhaps all the misbehaving hordes of tourists that have visited Japan over the past couple of years has something to do with the low number hehe !
A good number below 50% are our NATO “allies”. Those who were trying to get us embroiled in a war with Russia. Food for thought.
They all now have extra taxes from not meeting NATO self-defense GDP numbers, save for Poland.
The gravy train left them as proud welfare recipients. They are furious they now have to work.
30% of the people in China have a favorable view, which is about 360 million people. There are now more people in China that speak English and have a favorable view of America than there are Americans. We should swap our communists for theirs, making everyone happy.
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