Little confidence in President Trump's handling of world affairs % who have thing in US President Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, very few polled in Canada, Europe or the Asia-Pacific have confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding international affairs. Across the 13 countries surveyed, a median of 16% have confidence in the American president.
Just one-in-five or fewer in Canada and Western Europe trust the president to do what is right. In Belgium, Denmark, Germany and France, roughly one-in-ten have confidence in Trump.
The countries surveyed with the highest confidence in Trump are both in the Asia-Pacific region, and ratings in these countries are still very low. Roughly one-quarter of people in Australia and Japan believe the president will do the right thing in international affairs.
Little confidence in President Trump's  | handling of world affairs  | % who have thing in US President Donald Trump to do  | the right thing regarding world affairs  | No confidence Confidence  | Canada  | 80  | 20  | UK  | 81  | 19  | Netherlands  | 82  | 18  | Spain  | 83  | 16  | Italy  | 84  | 16  | Sweden  | 85  | 15  | 11  | France  | 88  | Germany  | 89  | 10  | Denmark  | 90  | 10  | Belgium  | 90  | 9  | MEDIAN  | 85  | 15  | Japan  | 68  | 25  | Australia  | 76  | 23  | South Korea  | 82  | 13. COUNTRY  | 83  | 16  | MEDIAN  | Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.  | Source: Summer 2020 Global Attitudes Survey, Q15a  | -U.S Image Plummets internationally as Most Say Country Has  | Handled Coronavirus Badly  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 