Merkel gets higher ratings globally than Xi, Putin or Trump Confidence in to do the rightthing regarding world affairs
Still, even among those who like right-wing parties, confidence in Trump is limited, and there is no Western European country in which a majority of right-wing party supporters offer a positive assessment of the American president’s leadership in world affairs.
Trump gets more negative ratings globally than Merkel, Xi or Putin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the only world leader included in the survey who receives more positive than negative reviews. Across the 37 nations polled, a median of 42% express confidence in her, while 31% say they lack confidence. Ratings for Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are mostly negative, and Trump receives even more unfavorable assessments than both of them.
Merkel gets higher ratings globally than  | Xi, Putin or Trump  | Confidence in to do the rightthing regarding world  | affairs  | No  | Don't  | Confidence  | confidence know  | Angela  | 42%  | 31%  | 18%  | Merkel  | Xi  | 28  | 53  | 20  | Jinping  | Vla dimir  | 27  | 59  | 11  | Putin  | Donald  | 22  | 74  | 8  | Trump  | Note Percenta ges are global medians based on 37 countries Xi not  | asked in Turkey.  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 