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UK's Johnson Most Unpopular Leader, India's Modi On Top

GLOBAL POLITICAL RISK

Latest polling from Morning Consult shows UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the major world leader with both the lowest approval rating and highest disapproval rating, following a disastrous December for the British leader. He stands in contrast to Indian and Mexican leaders Narendra Modi and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who top the polls for approval and sit at the bottom of the disapproval list.

  • Approval: Modi (India): 72%, López Obrador (Mexico): 66%, Draghi (Italy): 60%, Kishida (Japan): 47%, Scholz (Germany): 46%, Trudeau (Canada): 44%, Morrison (Australia): 43%, Biden (US): 42%, Moon (South Korea): 38%, Macron (France): 37%, Bolsonaro (Brazil): 36%, Sánchez (Spain): 36%, Johnson (UK): 32%
  • Disapproval: Johnson: 61%, Bolsonaro: 56%, Sánchez: 56%, Moon: 56%, Macron: 55%, Morrison: 51%, Biden: 50%, Trudeau: 49%, Kishida: 35%, Scholz: 35%, Draghi: 33%, López Obrador: 26%, Modi: 20%. Morning Consult, Fieldwork Dec. 30, 2021 – Jan. 5, 2022. Approval ratings are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country, with sample sizes varying by country.

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