World leaders ranked: find out who claimed the top spot
- Donald Trump was more popular than most
- What we know about the data
- Narendra Modi — India
- Lee Jae-myung — South Korea
- Javier Milei — Argentina
- Marc Carney — Canada
- Anthony Albanese — Australia
- Claudia Sheinbaum — Mexico
- Karin Keller-Sutter — Switzerland
- Donald Trump — United States
- Donald Tusk — Poland
- Giorgia Meloni — Italy
- Cyril Ramaphosa — South Africa
- Bart de Wever — Belgium
- Friedrich Merz — Germany
- Christian Stocker — Austria
- Jonas Gahr Støre — Norway
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Türkiye
- Ulf Kristersson — Sweden
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Brazil
- Hendrikus Schoof — Netherlands
- Pedro Sánchez — Spain
- Keir Starmer — United Kingdom
- Shigeru Ishiba — Japan
- Emmanuel Macron — France
- Petr Fiala — Czechia
Donald Trump was more popular than most

On July 11th, Morning Consult published its latest data on the approval ratings of global leaders, and you may be surprised to discover that US President Donald Trump did not come in last on the list. He fared better than most.
What we know about the data

The data was collected between July 4th and the 10th. The final numbers were based on a seven-day moving average of views from adults in the country of the leaders who were surveyed. Let’s take a look at who tops the list. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't Trump. But the best performer in early July was a leader you might not expect.
Narendra Modi — India

Approve: 75%
Disapprove: 18%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 7%
Lee Jae-myung — South Korea

Approve: 59%
Disapprove: 29%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 13%
Javier Milei — Argentina

Approve: 57%
Disapprove: 37%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 6%
Marc Carney — Canada

Approve: 56%
Disapprove: 31%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 13%
Anthony Albanese — Australia

Approve: 54%
Disapprove: 35%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 11%
Claudia Sheinbaum — Mexico

Approve: 53%
Disapprove: 40%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 7%
Karin Keller-Sutter — Switzerland

Approve: 48%
Disapprove: 28%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 24%
Donald Trump — United States

Approve: 44%
Disapprove: 50%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 6%
Donald Tusk — Poland

Approve: 41%
Disapprove: 49%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 11%
Giorgia Meloni — Italy

Approve: 40%
Disapprove: 54%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 6%
Cyril Ramaphosa — South Africa

Approve: 37%
Disapprove: 54%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 10%
Bart de Wever — Belgium

Approve: 36%
Disapprove: 50%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 14%
Friedrich Merz — Germany

Approve: 34%
Disapprove: 58%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 8%
Christian Stocker — Austria

Approve: 34%
Disapprove: 54%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 12%
Jonas Gahr Støre — Norway

Approve: 33%
Disapprove: 60%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 6%
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Türkiye

Approve: 33%
Disapprove: 54%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 12%
Ulf Kristersson — Sweden

Approve: 33%
Disapprove: 58%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 9%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Brazil

Approve: 32%
Disapprove: 60%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 7%
Hendrikus Schoof — Netherlands

Approve: 32%
Disapprove: 60%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 7%
Pedro Sánchez — Spain

Approve: 30%
Disapprove: 63%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 6%
Keir Starmer — United Kingdom

Approve: 26%
Disapprove: 65%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 10%
Shigeru Ishiba — Japan

Approve: 20%
Disapprove: 66%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 15%
Emmanuel Macron — France

Approve: 18%
Disapprove: 8%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 74%
Petr Fiala — Czechia

Approve: 18%
Disapprove: 74%
Don’t know/ No Opinion: 8%