Worldwide Independent Network / Gallup International Association (WIN / GIA) Is an independent international consortium that regularly conducts market research and surveys around the world. At the end of 2015, the company made approval rating of world leaders in order to find out the attitude of the world's population to the ten most significant figures on the political scene.
The survey was completed by about 64 thousand people in more than 65 countries. The respondents were asked to express their attitude towards 10 persons in authority using four categories: very much; rather like it; rather not like it; really do not like it. We present you the results of the survey.
10.Hassan Rouhani, Iran
The negative leader of the rating is the President of Iran. 32% of respondents disapprove of him, only 19% like him. Hasan is most popular in the Muslim countries of the Middle and Southeast: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Lebanon and Iran itself.
9. Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia
The only royal in this top 10 popular and unpopular world leaders. However, even the crown on his head did not save him from public disapproval - the number of people who do not like him exceeds the number of those who have a positive attitude towards him (31% and 20%, respectively). In addition to Muslim countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and Morocco) Salman is warmly approved by Ukraine.
8. Vladimir Putin, Russia
In terms of popularity, Putin is in fifth place on the list, behind only European and American leaders. However, judging by the difference between approving and disapproving, the attitude towards him is generally rather negative: 33% and 43%, respectively. Most of all, Putin is loved in Armenia, where his activities are positively assessed by 79%. Least of all - in Finland (83%).
7.Xi Jinping, China
The chairman of communist China is more likely to be liked by 27% of the respondents and rather disliked by 30%. Most of all, the Chinese leader is popular in Russia, where he is approved by 57%, and least of all in Japan and Vietnam (69% and 68%).
6. Dilma Rousseff, Brazil
The score for both positions in the first female president of Brazil is almost equal - she is approved by 24% of respondents, and not approved by 23%. Most of all, she is liked by the residents of Bangladesh (50%), Russia (43%) and Bulgaria (this is not surprising, because Dilma's family comes from this country). She is least popular in Brazil itself, where 56% disapprove of her actions. In December 2015, an impeachment procedure was launched on the basis of suspicion of falsification of financial indicators for the past year.
5. Narendra Modi, India
24% of respondents approve of Narendra, and 20% do not like him. It is most popular in India - with 70% of respondents. And least of all Modi is loved in the Czech Republic, Korea and (predictably) Pakistan.
4. Francois Hollande, France
In general, 35% of respondents have a positive attitude towards the socialist president, and 29% do not approve of him. Vietnamese (53%) and Armenians (51%) like it most of all, and the French least of all (47%).
3. David Cameron, England
37% of respondents approve of David, 28% disapprove. Cameron is popular in Vietnam (54%) and Ukraine (40%), and least of all he is loved in Russia (48%) and Greece (40%).In the UK itself, they are rather cool towards him - 7% of respondents disapprove of him.
2. Angela Merkel, Germany
42% of respondents like the first woman in the post of Chancellor of Germany, 29% dislike; thus, in terms of popularity, it is second only to the first place in the rating. Most of all, Merkel is disliked in Greece (72%) and Russia (47%), but she is welcomed in Kosovo (80%).
1. Barack Obama, USA
In the first place in the rating is US President Barack Obama - the undisputed leader in terms of both overall popularity and the ratio of love / dislike. 59% of respondents like him and 29% do not. Most of all he is loved in the countries of Western Europe, in Kosovo (83%), Vietnam (80%). Even in Greece, disillusioned with its Western friends, 9% approve of his actions. Obama is the least loved in Armenia (43%), Pakistan (45%) and the absolute leader is Russia (83%).