A new Gallup report based on interviews in 137 countries in 2022 shows the honeymoon is over for U.S. President Joe Biden, and Germany's image has lost some of its clout under new Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Though global approval ratings of the U.S. and Germany dipped in 2022, both countries are still in much stronger positions than Russia — which saw its ratings plunge after its invasion of Ukraine — and China.
Ratings of U.S., Germany Slightly Weaker as Russia Suffers Global Rebuke
U.S. leadership ratings retreated after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, with most of the world disapproving of Russia's leadership after its invasion of Ukraine.