Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tops the Global Leader Approval list third year in a row

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the ‘Global Leader Approval’ rating list for the third time in a row, surpassing US President Joe Biden, Canadian rival Justin Trudeau, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to the most recent statistics from the American polling firm Morning Consult, PM Modi has a net approval rating of 72%.

Also Read | PM Modi pays tribute to ‘voice of nation’ Lata Mangeshkar, bashes Congress

On the list of the 13 world leaders, Mexican President López Obrador came in second with a 64% approval rating, followed by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi with 57%, Fumio Kishida with 47%, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with 42%.

US President Joe Biden, South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau all had 41% approval ratings, tying them for sixth place.

Also Read | No Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine, Joe Biden says

In tenth place, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez received 37% of the vote, followed by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and French President Emmanuel Macron, both of whom received 35%. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had the lowest rating of 30% due to criticism over stories of him partying during the country’s stringent coronavirus lockdown.

Notably, PM Modi has led the list by such a wide margin for the third year in a row.

Also Read | Canada pushes back against GOP support for COVID protests

The company gives up-to-date information on 13 nations and provides real-time insight into the world’s altering political dynamics. Every week, Morning Consult Political Intelligence conducts this survey and monitors government leader approval ratings and national trends in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These surveys are analysed by age, gender, and region in each nation. PM Modi had previously topped the rating list in November of last year.