Slightly more than half of Americans, 54%, believe the rest of the world views the U.S. favorably, while 45% believe the world views the U.S. unfavorably. This is consistent with how Americans have perceived the nation’s global image for the past several years. But it is a change from the last years of George W. Bush’s presidency and the first year of Barack Obama’s administration, when the majority thought the world viewed the U.S. unfavorably. CONT.
Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup