The approval rating rankings are based on a methodology that involves calculating a seven-day moving average of responses from adult residents in each country, with sample sizes varying depending on the country.
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A customer holds a new Apple Inc. iPhone 12 Pro at an Apple Inc. store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro went on sale in stores, but with individual shopping sessions replacing the famous lines and crowds around locations. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Narendra Modi – India
Prime Minister of India continues to hold the crown of being the world’s most popular leader, with an impressive approval rating of 75%.
PM Narendra Modi
Alain Berset – Switzerland
President of the Swiss Confederation ranks 2nd with an approval rating of 60%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
– Mexico
The President of Mexico ranks 3rd with an approval rating of 59%.
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Anthony Albanese – Australia
Prime Minister of Australia ranks 4th with an approval rating of 54%.
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Giorgia Meloni – Italy
Prime Minister of Italy ranks 5th with an approval rating of 52%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
– Brazil
President of Brazil ranks 6th with an approval rating of 51%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Pedro Sánchez – Spain
Prime Minister of Spain ranks 7th with an approval rating of 40%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Joe Biden – U.S.
President of the United States Of America ranks 8th with an approval rating of 40%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Justin Trudeau
– Canada
Prime Minister of Canada ranks 9th with an approval rating of 40%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/f3d26f8e-d91f-47ab-ba4c-30b75c9c7134/Justin_Trudeau_March_2022.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Alexander De Croo
– Belgium
Prime Minister of Belgium ranks 10th with an approval rating of 39%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/33b3cb2a-9300-4ab0-8e54-517f8e697fdd/First_Minister_Nicola_Sturgeon_meets_with_the_Prime_Minister_of_Belgium_Alexander_De_Croo_at_COP26__.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Leo Varadkar – Ireland
Prime Minister of Ireland ranks 11th with an approval rating of 36%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Olaf Scholz – Germany
Chancellor of Germany ranks 12th with an approval rating of 32%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Karl Nehammer
– Austria
Chancellor of Austria ranks 13th with an approval rating of 31%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Ulf Kristersson
– Sweden
Prime Minister of Sweden ranks 14th with an approval rating of 31%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Rishi Sunak – U.K.
Prime Minister of United Kingdom ranks 15th with an approval rating of 31%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/ad8b3509-10f7-419a-868d-0b09d3ddaf82/rishi_sunak.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Mateusz Morawiecki – Poland
Prime Minister of Poland ranks 16th with an approval rating of 30%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/5c75cf75-e9c2-4051-ab05-6f219340af9e/Mateusz_Morawiecki_Prezes_Rady_Ministr_w__cropped_.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Jonas Gahr Støre
– Norway
Prime Minister of Norway ranks 17th with an approval rating of 30%.
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source:wikipedia.com
Emmanuel Macron – France
President of France ranks 18th with an approval rating of 26%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/6fe0bcd2-fdc5-451b-bf1d-cf438fa74ab9/Emmanuel_Macron_2023__cropped_.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Fumio Kishida – Japan
Prime Minister of Japan ranks 19th with an approval rating of 25%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/a786c29f-81fe-4783-b811-72e3d4953410/Fumio_Kishida_20211005.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Mark Rutte – Netherlands
Prime Minister of the Netherlands ranks 20th with an approval rating of 25%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/a8a2f216-d5ae-4b33-92b9-2c500d9a7101/Mark_Rutte__Kyiv__2022.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Yoon Seok-youl – South Korea
President of South Korea ranks 21st with an approval rating of 22%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/e19e274f-6877-48ef-9c92-a4737c6a04f0/Yoon_Seok_youl.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
Petr Fiala – Czech Republic
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic ranks 22nd with an approval rating of 20%.
![](https://gumlet.assettype.com/bloombergquint/2023-06/7f07bf90-7231-46f6-b686-aeeacda3c6c4/Petr_Fiala.jpg)
source:wikipedia.com
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