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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
World Keeps Unfavourable View of U.S.
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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Residents of the Ivory Coast stand alone in their overly positive perception of the United States, according to a poll by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. 51 per cent of respondents in the African nation have a very favourable opinion of the U.S. The Ivory Coast is the only country in a list of 47 entities where a majority holds this view.
The United States itself is next on the list with 47 per cent, followed by Ghana with 45 per cent, Mali and Nigeria with 44 per cent, Kenya with 43 per cent, and Ethiopia with 41 per cent. Conversely, more than 50 per cent of respondents in Jordan, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, and Turkey hold a very unfavourable opinion of the U.S.
George W. Bush—a Republican—earned a second four-year term in the November 2004 presidential election with 51.03 per cent of the vote. His government is currently leading two high-profile military operations abroad: The coalition effort in Iraq and the war on terrorism in Afghanistan. In his January 2005 inauguration speech, Bush said: "It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world."
On Jul. 3, U.S. citizen Robert Zoellick was sworn in as the World Bank's new president. Zoellick discussed his recent tour of Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, saying, "I am delighted to say there's a very high regard for the Bank and its people, but also recognition that there are new challenges ahead."
Zoellick added that the leaders of several nations in Sub-Saharan Africa he spoke with "were interested in social development, but they also wanted to stress the foundations for economic growth and building savings and investment in Africa." Since 1946, only one of the 11 presidents of the World Bank has not been American.
Polling Data
Please tell me if you have a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable opinion of the United States?
Very | Somewhat | Somewhat | Very | Not sure | |
Ivory Coast | 51% | 37% | 8% | 3% | -- |
United States | 47% | 33% | 12% | 6 % | 2% |
Ghana | 45% | 35% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
Mali | 44% | 35% | 9% | 9% | 2% |
Nigeria | 44% | 26% | 9% | 18% | 3% |
Kenya | 43% | 44% | 8% | 3% | 3% |
Ethiopia | 41% | 36% | 14% | 8% | 1% |
Israel | 29% | 49% | 15% | 5% | 1% |
Uganda | 29% | 35% | 8% | 11% | 17% |
Senegal | 26% | 43% | 19% | 10% | 3% |
South Africa | 21% | 40% | 15% | 15% | 8% |
India | 20% | 39% | 18% | 10% | 12% |
Tanzania | 20% | 26% | 15% | 24% | 13% |
Bangladesh | 17% | 36% | 15% | 26% | 1% |
Lebanon | 16% | 31% | 24% | 28% | 1% |
Chile | 14% | 41% | 24% | 11% | 10% |
Kuwait | 14% | 32% | 19% | 27% | 9% |
Bulgaria | 13% | 38% | 24% | 16% | 9% |
Poland | 12% | 49% | 25% | 6% | 9% |
Peru | 12% | 49% | 20% | 11% | 7% |
Venezuela | 12% | 44% | 18% | 22% | 3% |
Canada | 12% | 43% | 25% | 14% | 3% |
Mexico | 10% | 46% | 26% | 15% | 3% |
Ukraine | 10% | 44% | 19% | 20% | 7% |
Britain | 9% | 42% | 29% | 13% | 7% |
Sweden | 9% | 37% | 37% | 12% | 6% |
Japan | 8% | 53% | 33% | 3% | 3% |
Bolivia | 8% | 34% | 33% | 19% | 7% |
Russia | 8% | 33% | 32% | 16% | 11% |
Jordan | 8% | 12% | 26% | 52% | 2% |
Egypt | 7% | 14% | 32% | 46% | 2% |
Italy | 6% | 47% | 28% | 19% | 9% |
Czech Republic | 5% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 5% |
France | 5% | 34% | 44% | 16% | -- |
Brazil | 4% | 40% | 38% | 13% | 15% |
Indonesia | 4% | 25% | 41% | 25% | 5% |
Malaysia | 4% | 23% | 30% | 39% | 4% |
Morocco | 4% | 11% | 16% | 40% | 29% |
Pakistan | 4% | 11% | 14% | 54% | 16% |
Palestinian Terr. | 4% | 9% | 16% | 70% | 1% |
South Korea | 3% | 55% | 33% | 5% | 5% |
Slovakia | 3% | 38% | 37% | 17% | 5% |
Argentina | 3% | 13% | 31% | 14% | 11% |
Spain | 2% | 32% | 32% | 28% | 6% |
China | 2% | 32% | 47% | 10% | 8% |
Germany | 2% | 28% | 47% | 19% | 4% |
Turkey | 2% | 7% | 8% | 75% | 8% |
Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project
Methodology: Interviews with 45,239 adults in 46 countries and the Palestinian Territories, conducted from Apr. 9 to May 23, 2007. Margins of error range from 2 per cent to 4 per cent.
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