PM Modi Tops 'Global Approval Rating' List, Ahead Of Angela Merkel And Joe Biden

PM Modi has emerged number one compared to the rest of the world leaders in terms of acceptance or approval.

PM Modi in Kedarnath (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the list of global approval ratings as released by the Morning Consult. The Indian Prime Minister is in the first position on the list with 70 per cent approval rating.

The agency has released the approval ratings among adults across the world and PM Modi has received the maximum approval with 70% of people supporting him in the survey.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stood in second place with 66 per cent, followed by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi (58 per cent), Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel (54 per cent), and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (47 per cent).

Surprisingly, the leader of the most powerful country in the world, US President Joe Biden is not even in the top 5.

US President Joe Biden lies at the sixth spot with 44 per cent, Canada's Justin Trudeau at seventh with 43 per cent while United Kingdom's Boris Johnson rounded the top 10 with 40 per cent.

Here is PM Modi's approval rating in comparison with global leaders:

• Narendra Modi: 70 percent
• Lopez Obrader: 66 percent
• Mario Draghi: 58 percent
• Angela Merkel: 54 percent
• Scott Morrison: 47 percent
• Justin Trudeau: 45 percent
• Joe Biden: 44 percent
• Fumio Kishida: 42 percent
• Moon Jae-in: 41 percent
• Boris Johnson: 40 percent
• Pedro Sanchez: 37 percent
• Emmanuel Macron: 36 percent
• Jair Bolsonaro: 35 percent

This is not the first time that PM Modi has emerged at the top of the list. According to the survey conducted by American data intelligence firm 'Morning Consult' in June 2020, PM Modi was number one on the list with the approval rating of 66 per cent. 

American data company Morning Consult tracks approval ratings for government leaders in India, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country.  However, its sample size varies from country to country.