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Amidst the war in the Middle East and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, global economic anxieties over U.S. trade policy, and crises related to climate change and migration, Pew Research has released its Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey report. The study measures worldwide attitudes toward nations and global leaders, and finds that the vast majority of the world has no confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing in world affairs as the U.S. President.

Among all the nations where participants were surveyed, only five have more than half of their citizens with confidence in Trump on the world stage. He receives the highest level of support in Nigeria, with 79% of the socially conservative African nation expressing confidence in his worldwide leadership. Israeli citizens trust Trump on the world stage at a rate of 69%.

Other nations where confidence in Trump is about water include Kenya (64%), Hungary 53%) and India (52%).

Among the nations with the least confidence in Trump to do the right things in world affairs, Mexico leads the pack, with 91% of our southern neighbors saying they have no confidence in Trump. To our north, 77% of Canadians lack confidence in Trump in the global arena.

Overall favorability toward the U.S. has dropped significantly since Trump returned to the White House earlier this year, according to the survey. Nowhere has that change been more drastic than in Mexico. In 2024, 61% of respondents in Mexico had a favorable attitude toward its northern neighbor. That is now at 29%.

Only three nations have had a statistically significant jump in their favorability toward the U.S. since Trump’s second inauguration. Between 2024 and 2025, Turkey’s view of the U.S. rose from 18% to 25%. Israel’s rose from 77% to 83%. Nigerians now have a 78% favorable view of the U.S., up from 72% in 2024.

The report measured numerous other viewpoints, including trust in other world leaders and opinions on which nations are considered to lead the world economically. More results and the survey’s methodology can be found here