Out of the 97 countries surveyed, 44 (45%) have a net positive image of the US, while 53 (55%) have a net negative perception. Canada and Mexico held particularly negative views of the United States. Europe was likewise critical of America with the most net negative sentiment toward the country coming from Spain and Belgium. Are you surprised that more countries have a negative view of the US, rather than a positive one?

One interesting statistic revealed by the new data was that China is now more popular than the United States, which is the first time this has happened. Net positive perceptions of China were higher in Western Europe, Asia and Latin America than they were for the United States. Trump was the most globally recognized political leader with 85% of respondents saying they knew who he was. However, the US president also achieved an almost universally negative perception rating—he scored a net negative perception in 82% of countries. Did you realize how many people in the world dislike Trump?

Trump scored a worse negative rating than Russian President Vladimir Putin (61%) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (44%). Only 27% of those polled had a positive perception of Trump compared to 32% for Putin and 32% for Xi. Donald Trump is viewed negatively across nearly every region of the world—especially in democratic countries. In Europe and other democratic states, perceptions of Trump are as negative as those of Putin. Did you know this?