The median global approval rating for US leadership across 135 countries and areas edged up to 33% in 2019. Worldwide, approval ratings of the US improved most in Turkmenistan, rising 32 points from 30% in 2018 to 62% in 2019. As it has every year that Gallup has been tracking approval ratings, the image of the US remained strongest worldwide in Africa. Bolstered by majority approval in 21 sub-Saharan African countries, median approval of US leadership stood at 52% in 2019 -- unchanged from the previous year. As in the past, those in North Africa do not feel the same way about US leadership, and this is where the US typically gets the lowest leadership ratings.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 27, 2020 09:33 UTC