Polls & Research

England Seen as Best Friend of U.S.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Most adults in the United States think England is one of their country's most trusted allies, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Respondents gave the European nation a mean rating of 76, the highest among 16 entities surveyed.

Canada is second on the list with 71.4 points, followed by Israel with 62.9 points, India with 54.8 points and Mexico and the United Nations (UN) with 50.1 points each. North Korea and Iran are the lowest-ranked nations, with 18.4 points and 16.9 points respectively.

Britain committed troops to both the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq. In his address to the U.S. Congress in September 2001, U.S. president George W. Bush declared, "America has no truer friend than Great Britain."

Earlier this year, a law passed by the U.S. Congress mandates all Canadians to have a passport or a secure document to cross into the United States by 2008. Under current regulations, any identification—such as a driver's license—is enough for Canadians to travel to the United States. More than 300,000 persons cross the U.S.-Canada border each day.

Iraq, Iran and North Korea were branded as part of an "axis of evil" by Bush in January 2002.

Polling Data

I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organizations and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are. If we come to a country or governing organization who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate them. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one ...