A recent Gallup report titled Rating World Leaders indicates a global preference for American and German leadership over Chinese and Russian counterparts in several countries.
According to the report, global support for Washington’s leadership reached 41 percent across 133 surveyed countries last year.
In contrast, support for Beijing and Moscow remained below, at 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively.
In Morocco, support for American leadership stood at 30 percent last year, marking a seven-percentage-point decrease from the previous report. However, 47 percent of Moroccans either refused or were reluctant to answer questions related to leadership in Washington, while 27 percent expressed dissatisfaction.
President Biden’s administration garnered the highest support levels across several African nations such as Guinea, Togo, Ivory Coast, the Congo, and Mauritania, while receiving the lowest support in Libya at 23 percent.
The report notes a stable global support percentage for American leadership during Biden’s third year in office, whereas Germany has consistently led global powers with a 46 percent approval rate, surpassing the United States.
Approval rates for Western leadership in African countries averaged at 56 percent for the USA and 54 percent for Germany, compared to 58 percent for China and 42 percent for Russian leadership.
In Asia, Germany led with a 41 percent approval rate, followed by the USA at 37 percent, then China and Russia at 33 percent and 29 percent, respectively. At the continental level, Washington led in the Americas with 39 percent, followed by Germany, China, and Russia. In Europe, Berlin led with a 60 percent approval rate.
Gallup also noted a slight decline in approval of American leadership in nine countries, including Washington’s regional partners, and a larger decline in over 13 countries.
