Contemporary Regional Attitudes
| Country polled | Positive | Negative | Neutral | Pos-Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60% | 22% | 18% | 38% |
| Canada | 44% | 38% | 18% | 6% |
| Central American countries | 64% | 24% | 12% | 40% |
| Chile | 55% | 26% | 19% | 29% |
| Brazil | 53% | 35% | 12% | 18% |
| Mexico | 13% | 49% | 38% | −36% |
| Italy | 56% | 22% | 22% | 34% |
| United Kingdom | 48% | 35% | 17% | 13% |
| France | 45% | 39% | 16% | 6% |
| Spain | 40% | 33% | 27% | 7% |
| Germany | 39% | 47% | 14% | −8% |
| Portugal | 57% | 20% | 23% | 37% |
| Russia | 25% | 50% | 25% | −25% |
| Egypt | 45% | 29% | 26% | 16% |
| Turkey | 13% | 70% | 17% | −57% |
| Kenya | 85% | 10% | 5% | 75% |
| Ghana | 72% | 13% | 15% | 59% |
| Nigeria | 64% | 32% | 4% | 32% |
| Philippines | 82% | 8% | 10% | 74% |
| South Korea | 57% | 38% | 5% | 19% |
| Thailand | 49% | 35% | 16% | 14% |
| Azerbaijan | 44% | 38% | 18% | 6% |
| India | 39% | 28% | 33% | 11% |
| Australia | 37% | 38% | 25% | −1% |
| Indonesia | 36% | 39% | 25% | −3% |
| Japan | 34% | 18% | 48% | 16% |
| People's Republic of China | 29% | 44% | 27% | −15% |
| Pakistan | 9% | 52% | 39% | −43% |
| Serbia | 3% | 95% | 2% | -92% |
A poll conducted in 2010 by the BBC World Service found positive views in most countries about the influence of the U.S. for the first time since tracking began in 2005. 19 countries rated U.S. influence positively, while six leaned negative and two were divided. 46 per cent of the 27 countries polled viewed US influence positively and 34 per cent viewed it negatively.
Read more about this topic: Anti-Americanism In Various Countries
Famous quotes containing the words contemporary and/or attitudes:
“... black progress and progress for women are inextricably linked in contemporary American politics, and ... each group suffers when it fails to grasp the dimensions of the other’s struggle.”
—Margaret A. Burnham (b. 1944)
“Rarely do American parents deliberately teach their children to hate members of another racial, religious, or nationality group. Many parents, however, communicate the prevailing racial attitudes to their children in subtle and sometimes unconscious ways.”
—Kenneth MacKenzie Clark (20th century)