Hearts and Minds

[This article consists of a map. Please see hardcopy or pdf.] A recent poll asked people in 27 countries to rate the influence of other nations on the world. The U.S. has fallen sharply in world esteem over the past three years

Countries where more than half the population thinks ...

... the U.S. is mainly a negative influence in the world

... the U.S. is mainly a positive influence in the world

U.S. image worldwide

51% Negative 30% Positive 19% Neutral

Canada 56% negative

Chile 51% negative

Mexico 53% negative

Brazil 57% negative

Argentina 64% negative Greece 78% negative

Germany 74% negative

Britain 57% negative

Portugal 55% negative France 69% negative

Nigeria 72% positive

Kenya 70% positive

Turkey 69% negative

Lebanon 58% negative

U.A.E. 57% negative

Egypt 59% negative

China 52% negative

Russia 59% negative

Australia 60% negative

Indonesia 71% negative

Philippines 72% positive

South Korea 54% negative

THE MOST ADMIRED ... 5 countries viewed most positively*

Canada 54% Japan 54% France 50% Britain 45% China 42% ... AND THE LEAST 5 countries viewed most negatively* Russia 40% North Korea 48% U.S. 51% Iran 54% Israel 56%

*Average of surveyed countries, not including views of subject nation Source: BBC World Service poll conducted by GlobeScan, with 28,389 interviews in 27 countries. Margin of error per country ranges from 3.1 to 4.9 percentage points.