10 Biggest Critics and Fans of the U.S. Views of the USS
Sacré bleu! France makes the list of top 10 fans of the U.S. and Germany makes the list of the top 10 critics.
Anti-Americanism is particularly strong today in the Middle East. In Egypt only 10% of the public favor the United States, which long backed the regime of Hosni Mubarak and failed to oppose the military overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government that succeeded him. Support is not much higher in Jordan (12%) and Turkey (19%), both countries that are notionally Washington’s allies. Those not-so-warm feelings for America have fallen 17 percentage points in Egypt and 13 points in Jordan since 2009, the first year of the Obama administration, when there appeared to be some hope in those nations that Uncle Sam would pursue policies more to their liking.
But there are still corners of the world where America is held in high regard. In European countries surveyed, half or more of the publics in seven of nine nations say they see the U.S. in a positive light. Top of the list are Italians (78%), French (75%) and Poles (73%). Only in Germany, where U.S. favorability is down 13 points since 2009, has the positive image of the United States slipped significantly. And, despite this slippage, roughly half of Germans (51%) still see America favorably.
10 Biggest Critics and Fans of the U.S.  | Views of the USS  | Unfavorable Favorable  | Top 10 Critics  | Egypt  | 85%  | 10%  | Jordan  | 85  | Turkey  | 73  | 19  | Russia  | 71  | 23  | Palest ter.  | 66  | 30  | Greece  | 63  | 34  | Pakistan  | 59  | Lebanon  | 57  | 41  | Tunisia  | 47  | 42  | Germany  | 47  | 51  | Top 10 Fans  | Philip pines  | 92  | 16  | Israel  | 84  | South Korea  | 17  | 82  | Kenya  | 12  | 80  | ElSa lvador  | 15  | 80  | 18  | 78  | Italy  | Gha na  | 77  | 9  | Vietnam  | 18  | 76  | Ba Inglad esh  | 22  | 76  | Tanzania  | 14  | 75  | France  | 25  | 75  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey. Q15a  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 