Map Shows Countries With Most and Least Confidence in Trump

Key Points:

• A Pew Research Center survey of 42,151 people across 36 countries found only 23% have confidence in President Donald Trump’s global leadership, highlighting a significant decline in U.S. influence and trust amid ongoing geopolitical crises.
• Support for Trump remains strongest in the Philippines (68%), Israel (66%), and Nigeria (65%), reflecting regional and ideological factors, while confidence is lowest in parts of the Middle East and Europe, especially in Turkey and the Palestinian territories.
• Global favorability toward the U.S. has also dropped, with 37% holding a favorable view compared to 57% unfavorable, and perceptions of U.S. reliability have sharply declined since the Biden administration’s early years.
• Despite current low ratings, Trump’s global approval in Western Europe is slightly higher than at the end of his first term, indicating a U-shaped trend where confidence fell during his presidency, improved under Biden, and has since declined again.
• The survey reveals widespread disapproval of Trump’s handling of key foreign policy issues like Iran, Gaza, tariffs, and Venezuela, contributing to a broader erosion of trust in U.S. leadership, democratic values, and soft power worldwide.