US EditionChina now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup
Gallup said China’s five-point edge over the United States is its widest in nearly 20 years, driven by a record-high 48% disapproval rating for U.S. leadership.
- On Friday, Gallup reported that China surpassed the United States in global median approval during 2025, with 36% approving of Beijing's leadership compared with 31% for Washington.
- U.S. leadership approval fell from 39% in 2024 to 31% in 2025, while China's rating rose by four percentage points, marking the widest gap in nearly 20 years.
- Disapproval of American leadership reached a record-high 48% globally, with approval plummeting by 10 points or more in 44 countries, concentrated among NATO partners.
- Nearly half of all countries surveyed delivered negative net approval ratings to both powers, reflecting a shift toward a more multipolar global order according to the latest Gallup World Poll.
- These 2025 findings predate major 2026 events, including the U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations in January and the outbreak of the Iran conflict in February.
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A poll conducted by Gallup found that China surpassed the United States in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36 percent approving of China's leadership, compared with 31 percent for the United States.
Gallup Finds China Surpasses U.S. in Global Approval
Washington, D.C. — Global approval of China’s leadership has surpassed that of the United States, according to a new Gallup poll, marking the widest gap between the two nations in nearly two decades. The survey found China’s median global approval rating rose to 36% in 2025, while U.S. leadership fell to 31%, an eight-point drop from the previous year. Disapproval of U.S. leadership climbed to a record 48%, compared to 37% for China. Both countr…
China now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup
Global approval of China surpassed the U.S. in 2025, the widest favorability gap between the two countries in almost 20 years, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday. Gallup found that China’s global approval rating last year reached a median of 36 percent in support of the country’s leadership. U.S. leadership saw its median…
Gallup poll: China surpasses the US in 2025 global approval ratings
China surpassed the United States in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36% approving of China's leadership, compared with 31% for the US, according to the latest Gallup World Poll data published on Friday.
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