Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Popular Leaders in 2025

The World’s Most and Least Popular Leaders in 2025

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Global approval ratings for major world leaders continue to shift amid political transitions, elections, and economic uncertainty.

Since we last published a similar graphic in January, the Trump administration’s policies—raising tariffs on trade partners and cracking down on illegal immigration—have also sparked discussions about the role national leaders will play in negotiating with the Republican president.

This updated graphic shows approval ratings for leaders in major economies as of April 2025, based on figures from Morning Consult. Ratings reflect a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country. Sample sizes vary by country. Figures were collected between April 1–7, 2025, and have been rounded for simplicity.

Modi Still on Top — But With a Slight Dip

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the world’s most approved leader, holding a strong 73% approval rating, despite a slight drop from 75% in January. His disapproval rate rose modestly from 19% to 21%, but he continues to outperform his global peers by a wide margin.

In second place is Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who, with his fiscal austerity policies and alignment with President Trump, has the approval of 61% of Argentines.

Leader	Country	Approve	Neutral	Disapprove
Narendra Modi	India	73%	6%	21%
Javier Milei	Argentina	61%	5%	34%
Claudia Sheinbaum	Mexico	60%	8%	32%
Karin Keller-Sutter	Switzerland	56%	19%	26%
Anthony Albanese	Australia	54%	11%	35%
Mark Carney	Canada	50%	20%	30%
Donald Trump	United States	48%	6%	46%
Donald Tusk	Poland	43%	10%	47%
Jonas Gahr Støre	Norway	39%	14%	47%
Giorgia Meloni	Italy	38%	6%	56%
Dick Schoof	Netherlands	36%	20%	43%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Brazil	35%	7%	58%
Christian Stocker	Austria	34%	21%	44%
Ulf Kristersson	Sweden	34%	11%	55%
Bart de Wever	Belgium	34%	16%	50%
Pedro Sánchez	Spain	34%	6%	60%
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Turkey	33%	18%	48%
Cyril Ramaphosa	South Africa	32%	10%	57%
Keir Starmer	United Kingdom	28%	11%	61%
Olaf Scholz	Germany	21%	7%	71%
Emmanuel Macron	France	19%	7%	73%
Shigeru Ishiba	Japan	19%	15%	66%
Yoon Suk Yeol	Korea	17%	7%	76%
Petr Fiala	Czech Republic	17%	8%	75%

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum ranks third, with a solid 60% approval rating—just a few points behind her predecessor and political mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who left office with a 64% approval rating.

Carney Replaces Trudeau with Higher Ratings

In Canada, Mark Carney became Prime Minister following Justin Trudeau’s resignation and now holds a 50% approval rating—a notable increase from Trudeau’s 35% at the end of his government. Carney’s higher popularity was a decisive factor in securing a Liberal Party victory over the Conservatives in the April 2025 federal election.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a 48% approval rating in April, down from 52% in January.

Fragility in Europe and Asia

Rising cost-of-living pressures, stalled reforms, and voter fatigue continue to weigh on incumbents across Europe and Asia.

At least seven leaders now face disapproval ratings above 60%, including:

• Emmanuel Macron (France)
• Pedro Sánchez (Spain)
• Olaf Scholz (Germany)
• Keir Starmer (United Kingdom)
• Shigeru Ishiba (Japan)
• Petr Fiala (Czech Republic)
• Yoon Suk Yeol (South Korea)

Yoon currently holds the highest disapproval rating globally at 71%. South Korea faces political instability ahead of a June 3 snap election, called after Yoon was impeached by parliament and removed from office by the Constitutional Court over his attempt to impose martial law in December.

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