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Modi tops global approval rankings, Trump and Western leaders trail
The Island
|July 29, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the highest approval rating among major world leaders, according to the latest Morning Consult Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker, with 75 per cent of Indian respondents expressing support for his leadership.
The ratings are based on data collected from July 4 to July 10, 2025.
Modi's approval rating was above some of the most popular world leaders. South Korea's Lee Jae-myung ranked second with a 59 per cent approval rating, while Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stood at 57 per cent.
United States President Donald Trump has a 44 per cent approval rating, countered by a significant 50 per cent disapproval. This is higher than his approval rating conducted by a Gallup poll between July 7-21.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 37 per cent — the lowest of his second term and just above his all-time low of 34 per cent. The decline is sharpest among independents, whose support has plunged 17 points since January to 29 per cent.
This story is from the July 29, 2025 edition of The Island.
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