New Data Reveals How The World Really Feels About America Right Now—And It Isn't Good

New Data Reveals How The World Really Feels About America Right Now—And It Isn't Good


May 15, 2025 | Jesse Singer

New Data Reveals How The World Really Feels About America Right Now—And It Isn't Good


How Do You Really Feel?

Will the United States have a positive influence on world affairs? That's the question the Ipsos research firm asked people in 29 different countries (including the United States itself) in September and October of 2024, and again in March and April of 2025—and how their answers changed in those six short months is significant

What countries have an improved opinion of America today—and in which countries is America's reputation at possibly all-time lows? Spoiler Alert: Where Canada sits on this list is shocking.

We will look at the ranking in descending order (% believing America will have a positive influence)—starting with the country that has the highest opinion of the United States at this time, while also comparing each current percentage to how that country felt back in October of 2024.

We will also point out some key findings amongst the data as well...

Key Findings: Global Country Average

April 2025: 46%

October 2024: 60%

Across all 29 countries surveyed, the average percentage who believe America will have a positive influence on world affairs dropped a somewhat staggering 14% in the six months between the two polls.

And now the ranking...

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1: Peru

April 2025: 76%

October 2024: 82%

Peru had the highest opinion of the United States back in October 2024 as well—although, as you can see, the numbers did drop by a few percentage points in the intervening six months.

Peru ArequipaDocSlyper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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2: Thailand

April 2025: 73%

October 2024: 76%

Although Thailand's opinion dropped three percentage points, their position in the ranking rose from fourth to second compared to the October 2024 results.

ThailandTony Wu, Pexels

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3: India

April 2025: 67%

October 2024: 66%

India is one of only three countries whose opinion of America has gone up (or stayed the same) in the last six months (albeit by just one single percentage point).

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4: United States

April 2025: 63%

October 2024: 77%

Forget the rest of the world—even at home, Americans have a significantly lower opinion of their own country today than they did before the election last November.

city skyline across body of water during daytimePierre Blaché, Unsplash

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5: Argentina

April 2025: 63%

October 2024: 66%

While the percentage only decreased by three percent, Argentina's ranking rose from number 13 to five.

The image showcases a Vibrant urban scene of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHenrik Dolle, Adobe Stock

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6: Brazil

April 2025: 61%

October 2024: 73%

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7: Columbia

April 2025: 60%

October 2024: 77%

Columbia's 17% drop is one of the largest among all 29 countries polled.

File:+26.112.2021 in Cartagena. 07.jpgHolger Uwe Schmitt, Wikimedia Commons

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8: Singapore

April 2025: 60%

October 2024: 66%

Key Findings: Republicans & Democrats

Republicans: 85%

Democrats: 45%

As one might imagine, Republicans in America have a much higher belief that their country will have a positive impact than do Democrats.

Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeHu Chen, Unsplash

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9: Chile

April 2025: 58%

October: 2024: 67%

People are practicing traditional Chilean dances in front of The Centro Cultural Estacion Mapocho - Santiago, Chile 2022Alexey Stiop, Shutterstock

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10: South Africa

April 2025: 57%

October 2024: 71%

Johannesburg, South AfricaSizwe Shabalala, Pexels

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11: Indonesia

April 2025: 56%

October 2024: 55%

Another one of the three countries whose opinions went up. But again—only by one percentage point.

JakartaJakartadunia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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12: Poland

April 2025: 52%

October 2024: 73%

An almost 20% drop in Poland's opinion of America.

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13: Malaysia

April 2025: 49%

October 2024: 52%

Malaysia was barely over 50% back in October of 2024 and today...under.

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14: South Korea

April 2025: 48%

October 2024: 71%

Not the biggest percentage dip—but 23% is certainly a hefty drop.

Photo that depicts people as they walk a busy street in Hongdae, SeoulU0894629, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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15: Mexico

April 2025: 46%

October 2024: 67%

America's neighbours to the south are not feeling very positive towards them.

people riding tour boats during daytimeRoberto Carlos Román Don, Unsplash

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16: Hungary

April 2025: 46%

October 2024: 53%

File:Hungary 365 (5).jpgElekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons

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17: Japan

April 2025: 45%

October: 2024: 65%

A 20-percentage point drop.

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18: Türkiye

April 2025: 40%

October 2024: 40%

Although their percentage hasn't changed, Türkiye made a big move in the rankings—having sat in 29th position back in October of 2024.

File:Izmir, Turkey, by Rene Cortin.jpgRené Cortin, Wikimedia Commons

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19: Great Britain

April 2025: 39%

October 2024: 56%

A longtime ally and partner of the United States, Great Britain's positive view of America has taken a big hit since last October.

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20: Italy

April 2025: 39%

October 2024: 52%

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21: Ireland

April 2025: 35%

October 2024: 49%

Ireland was under 50% in October, but today, they are way under that mark.

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22: Australia

April 2025: 34%

October 2024: 54%

sydney opera house near body of water during daytimeDean Bennett, Unsplash

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23: Spain

April 2025: 33%

October 2024: 54%

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24: France

April 2025: 30%

October 2024: 56%

A 26% difference (on the negative) from October 2024 to April of 2025.

File:Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris (9635902181).jpgflightlog, Wikimedia Commons

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25: Germany

April 2025: 30%

October 2024: 51%

Now we drop below the 30% mark for the rest of the countries on the list.

File:Speyer - Altstadt - Altpörtel - Blick auf Domfassade und Kirchtürme mit Abendsonne.jpgRoman Eisele, Wikimedia Commons

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26: Belgium

April 2025: 23%

October 2024: 47%

The image showcases a Vibrant urban scene of City of Brussels, BelgiumAnk Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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27: Sweden

April 2025: 22%

October 2024: 44%

Sweden actually moved up one place in the rankings (they were ranked 28th last October).

Busy tourist street with souvenir shops in Stockholm old town - Sweden 2024Arcady, Shutterstock

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28: Netherlands

April 2025: 20%

October 2024: 50%

A 30% drop might seem big—and it is. But it isn't the biggest percentage change among the 29 countries. That honor belongs to...The image showcases a Vibrant urban scene of Amsterdam, Netherlandsyujie, Adobe Stock

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29: Canada

April 2025: 19%

October 2024: 52%

Not only is the 33% drop the largest among all countries surveyed—it's also the lowest score ever seen in Canada since 2015 (the first year they started doing this survey).

File:Toronto skyline as viewed from Ireland Park.jpgMaksim Sokolov (maxergon.com), Wikimedia Commons

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Key Findings: China VS USA

For the first time since they started tracking this "positive influence" question, China is now seen as a more positive influence than the US. The average among the 29 countries was 49% for China (compared to the previously discussed 46% for America).

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