Putin Is Held In Low Regard Around The World

Vladimir Putin may be riding high in the popularity polls in his home country but polls conducted by the highly respected Pew Research organization show that much of the rest of the world has a vastly different opinion.

By Niall McCarthy, Data Journalist for Statista, the statistics portal, Aug 10th, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin is held in low regard overseas despite a soaring approval rating at home. According to a survey conducted by Pew Research, 75 percent of Americans have little confidence in Putin doing the right thing regarding world affairs. Even though the majority of countries across the world hold him in low regard, the Russian president does have support in Asia, most notably in China and Vietnam.

This chart shows the percentage of people confident about President Vladimir Putin doing the right thing regarding world affairs.

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