Confidence in Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin worldwide, by country 2023

In the featured countries, U.S. president Joe Biden is much more trusted than his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs. The median confidence rating for Biden is 54 percent regarding his foreign affairs actions, while Putin scores 11 percent. The highest confidence for President Joe Biden was found in Poland, whereas Indians had the highest confidence in Vladimir Putin.

Share of respondents who had a lot or some confidence in Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs worldwide in 2023, by country

Characteristic	Biden	Putin
Poland	83%	1%
Sweden	76%	3%
Kenya	76%	46%
Nigeria	71%	38%
Israel	68%	10%
Netherlands	68%	7%
Germany	67%	8%
Japan	65%	4%
India	64%	59%
South Korea	59%	6%
Canada	58%	12%
United Kingdom	54%	9%
Global median	54%	11%
Australia	54%	5%
South Africa	53%	30%
Spain	48%	5%
France	47%	8%
Brazil	44%	12%
Greece	43%	29%
Mexico	43%	24%
Italy	42%	14%
Indonesia	40%	43%
Argentina	30%	14%
Hungary	19%	19%
United States	-	7%

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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

The methodology for each country is given here.

Views on President Biden can be found here. *3,576 of these in the U.S.
**Survey in the U.S. conducted between March 20 and 26, 2023.

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