The world is sending a clear message: Russia, we disapprove.

According to a recent Gallup poll, the world is turning its back on Russia.

E. Rosalie
Digital Diplomacy

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For the first time since Gallup started tracking world leaders’ approval ratings, most of the world disapproves of Russia’s leadership. Here are some key takeaways.

Gallup’s 2022 survey of 137 countries and territories revealed a 57% median disapproval rating for Russian leadership — the highest point since tracking began in 2007. In just one year, disapproval increased dramatically from 38% to 57%.

Majorities in 81 out of 137 countries surveyed in 2022 disapproved of the Russian leadership.

Approval of Russia’s leadership is down to one in five people globally. Russian leadership approval dropped from a median of 33% in 2021 to 21% in 2022.

This drop erased the steady gains in approval observed between 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine and occupied the Crimean Peninsula, and 2020 when approval hit 34%.

Disapproval of Russia’s leadership increased by at least ten percentage points in 84 countries and territories surveyed in 2021 and 2022.

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E. Rosalie
Digital Diplomacy

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