PM Modi Tops Global Approval Rankings: Check The List - Who's Leading And Who's Falling Behind?

According to data collected from January 30 to February 5, the latest approval ratings, as reported by a US-based global decision intelligence agency Morning Consult, indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most popular global leader, with a 78 per cent approval rating.

This surpasses the approval ratings of leaders such as US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and UK's Rishi Sunak.

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PM Modi Tops Global Approval Rankings

The ratings, reflecting a weekly moving average of views among adults in each surveyed country, were based on data collected during the specified period, as stated on the agency's website. Prime Minister Modi, aged 73, who is seeking a third successive term in office, is aiming to achieve a feat comparable to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Nehru, who assumed office on India's Independence Day in 1947, led the Congress party to victories in 1952, 1957, and 1962 before his passing in 1964.PM Modi topped the Morning Consult Survey with a 78 per cent approval rating. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ranked second with a 65 per cent approval rating, followed by Argentina's Javier Milei with a 63 per cent approval rating.

In December, the same survey recognized PM Modi as the most popular leader with a 76 per cent approval rating. The complete list of the 25 most popular global leaders, as per the Morning Consult Survey, is provided below.

Here's the data on Global Leaders' Popularity

1. Narendra Modi - India - 78%
2. Andrés Manuel López Obrador - Mexico - 65%
3. Javier Milei - Argentina - 63%
4. Donald Tusk - Poland - 52%
5. Viola Amherd - Switzerland - 51%
6. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - Brazil - 46%
7. Anthony Albanese - Australia - 46%
8. Giorgia Meloni - Italy - 41%
9. Pedro Sánchez - Spain - 38%
10. Alexander De Croo - Belgium - 38%
11. Joe Biden - United States - 37%
12. Leo Varadkar - Ireland - 37%
13. Ulf Kristersson - Sweden - 36%
14. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Turkey - 36%
15. Mark Rutte - Netherlands - 33%
16. Cyril Ramaphosa - South Africa - 29%
17. Justin Trudeau - Canada - 29%
18. Karl Nehammer - Austria - 27%
19. Jonas Gahr Støre - Norway - 27%
20. Rishi Sunak - United Kingdom - 25%
21. Emmanuel Macron - France - 23%
22. Yoon Seok-youl - South Korea - 23%
23. Olaf Scholz - Germany - 21%
24. Petr Fiala - Czech Republic - 19%
25. Fumio Kishida - Japan - 18%

Born on September 17, 1950, Modi was raised in Vadnagar in Gujarat's Mehsana district. Following his involvement with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he was recruited by the BJP in 1985 and held various positions within the party before being appointed as its general secretary in 2001.

In the same year, Modi was designated as the chief minister of Gujarat by the party. In 2013, he was named as the BJP's campaign committee chief and subsequently positioned as the prime ministerial candidate. In the 2014 elections, Modi led BJP to its most successful performance up to that point in the Lok Sabha elections, with 282 seats secured.

It marked the first instance since 1984 that a party had surpassed the majority threshold independently. Five years later, the BJP secured 303 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.