PM Modi tops list of most popular global leaders with 63% rating

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• Aug 3, 2024 | Guriya Khatun

The firm's website notes that these ratings reflect a seven-day moving average of public opinion from each surveyed country. 

Digital Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again secured his position as the most popular global leader, surpassing US President Joe Biden and the newly appointed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Morning Consult, a global decision intelligence firm that monitors the major decisions of world leaders, recently released its latest rankings based on data collected from July 8-14. According to the firm, PM Modi achieved the top spot with an approval rating of 69 percent, while Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador followed with a 63 percent approval rating.

The firm's website notes that these ratings reflect a seven-day moving average of public opinion from each surveyed country. At the bottom of the list of 25 leaders is Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has an approval rating of 16 percent.

PM Modi has consistently led global rankings in previous surveys as well. In contrast, the approval ratings for other major global leaders are comparatively lower. US President Joe Biden stands at 39 percent, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at 29 percent, UK PM Keir Starmer at 45 percent, and French President Emmanuel Macron at 20 percent.

For a snapshot of global leadership approval ratings as of July 2024, here are the top ten leaders:

1. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (69 percent)
2. Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (63 percent)
3. Argentina President Javier Milei (60 percent)
4. Switzerland Federal Councillor Viola Amherd (52 percent)
5. Ireland's Simon Harris (47 percent)
6. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (45 percent)
7. Poland's Donald Tusk (45 percent)
8. Australia PM Anthony Albanese (42 percent)
9. Spain PM Pedro Sanchez (40 percent)
10. Italy PM Giorgia Meloni (40 percent)

The list is updated regularly. Among the 25 countries surveyed, the leaders with the lowest ratings include Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol, and Japan's Fumio Kishida.