Updated with polling data
from 2010 Spring survey

Key Indicators Database

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Full question wording: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Americans.

Notes: Favorable combines "very favorable" and "somewhat favorable" responses. Unfavorable combines "very unfavorable" and "somewhat unfavorable."

Opinion of Americans

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the American people?

Percent responding Favorable, all years measured

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
View trend for Angola on this question Angola 51 - - - - - - - -
View trend for Argentina on this question Argentina 32 - - - - 26 24 38 39
View trend for Australia on this question Australia - 74 - - - - 66 - -
View trend for Bangladesh on this question Bangladesh 48 - - - - 51 - - -
View trend for Bolivia on this question Bolivia 58 - - - - 43 - - -
View trend for Brazil on this question Brazil - - - - - - - - 60
View trend for Britain on this question Britain 82 80 72 70 69 70 70 73 73
View trend for Bulgaria on this question Bulgaria 74 - - - - 60 - - -
View trend for Canada on this question Canada 77 75 - 66 - 76 - 74 -
View trend for Chile on this question Chile - - - - - 56 - - -
View trend for China on this question China - - - 43 50 38 38 42 61
View trend for Czech Republic on this question Czech Republic 70 - - - - 56 - - -
View trend for Egypt on this question Egypt - - - - 36 31 31 40 39
View trend for Ethiopia on this question Ethiopia - - - - - 73 - - -
View trend for France on this question France 71 58 53 64 65 61 64 75 72
View trend for Germany on this question Germany 70 67 68 66 66 63 55 64 68
View trend for Ghana on this question Ghana 80 - - - - 75 - - -
View trend for Guatemala on this question Guatemala 80 - - - - - - - -
View trend for Honduras on this question Honduras 75 - - - - - - - -
View trend for India on this question India 72 - - 70 67 58 63 73 71
View trend for Indonesia on this question Indonesia 65 56 - 46 36 42 45 54 55
View trend for Israel on this question Israel - 78 - - - 75 - 74 -
View trend for Italy on this question Italy 73 77 - - - 62 - - -
View trend for Ivory Coast on this question Ivory Coast 87 - - - - 93 - - -
View trend for Japan on this question Japan 73 - - - 82 75 65 70 75
View trend for Jordan on this question Jordan 54 18 21 34 39 36 36 39 44
View trend for Kenya on this question Kenya 79 - - - - 86 - 87 91
View trend for Kuwait on this question Kuwait - 71 - - - 62 - - -
View trend for Lebanon on this question Lebanon 47 62 - 66 - 69 74 69 66
View trend for Malaysia on this question Malaysia - - - - - 40 - - -
View trend for Mali on this question Mali - - - - - 81 - - -
View trend for Mexico on this question Mexico 56 - - - - 52 44 57 49
View trend for Morocco on this question Morocco - - 37 - - 25 - - -
View trend for Netherlands on this question Netherlands - - - 66 - - - - -
View trend for Nigeria on this question Nigeria 72 67 - - 56 66 62 76 81
View trend for Pakistan on this question Pakistan 17 38 25 22 27 19 20 20 18
View trend for Palestinian ter. on this question Palestinian ter. - 6 - - - 21 - 20 -
View trend for Peru on this question Peru 61 - - - - 59 - - -
View trend for Philippines on this question Philippines 91 - - - - - - - -
View trend for Poland on this question Poland 77 - - 68 - 63 70 72 80
View trend for Russia on this question Russia 67 65 64 61 57 54 57 57 64
View trend for Senegal on this question Senegal - - - - - 67 - - -
View trend for Slovakia on this question Slovakia 65 - - - - 52 - - -
View trend for South Africa on this question South Africa 67 - - - - - 64 - -
View trend for South Korea on this question South Korea 60 74 - - - 70 77 83 82
View trend for Spain on this question Spain - 47 - 56 37 46 41 52 59
View trend for Sweden on this question Sweden - - - - - 73 - - -
View trend for Tanzania on this question Tanzania 52 - - - - 52 69 - -
View trend for Turkey on this question Turkey 32 32 32 23 17 13 13 14 16
View trend for Uganda on this question Uganda 75 - - - - 64 - - -
View trend for Ukraine on this question Ukraine 84 - - - - 67 - - -
View trend for United States on this question United States - - - 88 85 86 88 90 86
View trend for Uzbekistan on this question Uzbekistan 83 - - - - - - - -
View trend for Venezuela on this question Venezuela 79 - - - - 64 - - -
View trend for Vietnam on this question Vietnam 76 - - - - - - - -