Before U.S. election, most Americans and Germans had a positive view of relations between their countries
While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
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While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
A median of 54% of adults in these nations have a favorable view of the U.S., while a median of 35% see China favorably.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.
People in Hungary and Poland have different views on the future of the economic sanctions that the European Union and the U.S. have imposed on Russia. Roughly half of Hungarians believe these sanctions should be decreased, while just 3% of Poles say the same. Most Polish adults (67%) prefer instead to increase sanctions against Russia.
About six-in-ten Mexicans (59%) say that people who move to the U.S. have a better life there. 34% of Mexicans say that life is neither better nor worse in the U.S.
The share of Americans who say the United States stands above all other nations in the world has declined modestly over the past four years.
Across 12 countries, a median of 40% of adults say they have no confidence in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while a median of 37% say they have at least some confidence. About eight-in-ten Indians (79%) have a favorable view of Modi, including a 55% majority with a very favorable view.
A modest share of people around the world see the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations – despite considerable evidence that it is.
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