View on Russia worldwide 2023

In 2023, people in Poland and Sweden had the lowest sentiment of Russia, with 98 percent of Polish and 96 percent of Swedish citizens reporting an unfavorable view. On the other hand, nearly 60 percent of Indians had a favorable view of Russia.

Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Russia?

Characteristic	Very unfavorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very/somewhat favorable
Poland	90%	8%	1%
Global median*	82%	-	15%
Sweden	82%	14%	3%
Netherlands	71%	20%	7%
Australia	70%	22%	8%
Japan	68%	25%	5%
United Kingdom	67%	23%	10%
Spain	63%	29%	5%
United States	62%	29%	7%
Canada	61%	20%	12%
Israel	58%	25%	13%
France	52%	30%	15%
Germany	49%	37%	10%
Italy	49%	30%	18%
South Africa	46%	11%	28%
South Korea	46%	39%	14%
Hungary	39%	34%	23%
Argentina	35%	22%	17%
Greece	32%	34%	32%
Mexico	30%	24%	34%
Kenya	29%	18%	40%
Brazil	27%	41%	18%
Nigeria	26%	20%	42%
India	18%	13%	57%
Indonesia	6%	24%	42%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 20 to May 22, 2023

Number of respondents

30,861**

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Numbers do not add to 100 percent due to non-response.

*Shows the total of both very unfavorable and somewhat unfavorable.
**3,576 of these in the United States. ***Survey in the U.S. conducted between March 20 and 26, 2023.

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