德53國民調 全球美國大失民心，中國受歡迎持續上升

德機構53國民調：全球範圍內，美國大失民心，中國受歡迎程度持續上升

觀察者網 2024 5月8日

（文/觀察者網 齊倩）5月8日，德國民調機構拉塔納調查公司發布“2024年民主感知指數”報告。報告發現，美國在本輪巴以衝突中對於以色列的頑固支持嚴重損害了其聲望，導致美國在中東、北非以及歐洲等地區的受歡迎程度急劇下降。相較之下，各地區國家對中國的正麵看法正持續增長。

據美國政治新聞網歐洲版“Politico EU”報道，拉塔納調查公司對來自53個國家的約6.3萬名受訪者進行調查，於當日發布“2024年民主感知指數”，總結了國際社會對於民主、地緣政治和全球大國的態度。

自2023年初以來，美國的國際聲譽受到了打擊，全球受歡迎程度在過去一年下降了五個百分點。該指數顯示，美國政府在加沙戰爭中對以色列的堅定支持遭到了穆斯林占多數國家的強烈反對。

更為重要的是，歐洲國家也加入了不歡迎美國的陣營，對美國持正麵看法的受訪者比例從2023年的18%下降至2024年的10%，在受調查地區中位列最後一名。

民調顯示，美國在全球受歡迎程度近兩年急劇下降。圖自拉塔納調查公司

拉塔納調查公司的高級研究員弗雷德裏克·德沃進一步分析說：“自拜登政府執政以來，許多西歐國家對美國的看法首次恢複為淨負麵。德國、奧地利、愛爾蘭、比利時和瑞士等國家對美國態度從負麵到正麵再到負麵的忽升忽降尤其明顯。”

與此同時，亞洲、北非、中東和拉丁美洲等地區國家對中國的正麵看法在過去一年持續增長。即使在歐洲，受訪者對於中國的正麵態度也開始逐步恢複。其中，在穆斯林占多數的北非、中東國家，對中國持正麵看法的受訪者比例從2023年的19%上升至至2024年的30%。

此外，全球受訪者對於俄羅斯的態度同樣出現正麵增長趨勢。報告認為，俄烏衝突爆發之初，俄羅斯在全球範圍內獲得了壓倒性的負麵印象；但現在，在除歐洲外的多數受訪地區，俄羅斯的形象似乎開始恢複。

“盡管美國在全球舞台上總體上仍被認為是老大，但在曾經堅定挺美的西歐盟國內部，民眾對美國的態度開始出現裂痕，”Politico EU最後總結道，同時，“俄羅斯和中國在其他地區越來越受歡迎”。

自去年10月7日以來，本輪巴以衝突已經導致加沙地帶超3.4萬人死亡，超百萬人被迫流離失所。就在加沙人道主義局勢急劇惡化之際，以色列執意要大舉進攻正容納約140萬平民避難的加沙南部城市拉法。

目前，一直頑固挺以並提供軍援的拜登政府麵臨來自國內外的巨大輿論壓力。

據英國《獨立報》報道，3月27日公布的蓋洛普民調顯示，約55%的美國人不讚成以色列繼續進攻被圍困的加沙地帶，36%的人讚成。報道指出，這是民調首次發現多數美國人不支持這場戰爭，與去年11月的調查結果相比發生重大轉變，那時大多數人都表示支持。

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新報告稱美國在全球範圍內的受歡迎程度下降

https://www.politico.eu/article/america-popularity-waning-worldwide- Russia-and-china-gain-on-us-global-stage/

作者：Lucia Mackenzie 和 Giovanna Coi 2024 年 5 月 8 日

華盛頓對以色列加沙戰爭的堅定支持可能會損害其受歡迎程度。

自 2023 年初以來，美國的國際聲譽受到打擊，尤其是在穆斯林國家。 | 侯賽因·貝裏斯/法新社/蓋蒂圖片社

根據周三發布的 2024 年民主感知指數，美國作為全球大國的受歡迎程度正在世界範圍內下降，特別是在穆斯林占多數的國家。

該指數對來自 53 個國家的約 63,000 名受訪者進行了調查，總結了人們對民主、地緣政治和全球權力參與者的態度。

自 2023 年初以來，美國的國際聲譽受到打擊，尤其是在穆斯林國家，華盛頓對以色列加沙戰爭的堅定支持已被證明在這些國家造成了嚴重的分歧。

現在，歐洲也加入了這一趨勢。 “自拜登政府上台以來，許多西歐國家首次恢複對美國的淨負麵看法。這種從消極態度到積極態度（又）又回到消極態度的上升和下降在德國、奧地利尤其明顯 、愛爾蘭、比利時和瑞士，”編製該指數的拉塔納調查公司高級研究員 Frederick DeVeaux 表示。

與此同時，盡管歐洲仍持懷疑態度，但亞洲、北非、中東和拉丁美洲對中國的正麵看法持續增長，使全球對北京的看法達到淨正麵。

俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京(Vladimir Putin)全麵入侵烏克蘭後，在全球範圍內與壓倒性的負麵看法作鬥爭，在除歐洲外的大多數接受調查的地區，俄羅斯似乎也走上了形象重塑之路。

弗雷德裏克·德沃克斯 (Frederick DeVeaux) 表示：“自拜登政府上台以來，許多西歐國家首次恢複對美國的負麵看法。” Michal Cizek/法新社，蓋蒂圖片社

美國的受歡迎程度搖搖欲墜，加上俄羅斯和中國的排名有所提高，意味著在大多數接受調查的中東、北非和亞洲國家中，後者現在被視為與美國一樣積極。

該指數所表達的態度不僅僅是一場全球人氣競賽，還可以影響各國政府阻止或應對全球大國侵略的能力。 例如，在德國，2022 年 2 月莫斯科襲擊烏克蘭後，國內對能源價格上漲的不滿情緒引發了對俄羅斯石油出口上限的抗議和反對。

當調查受訪者被問及他們的國家是否應該因俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭而切斷與俄羅斯的經濟聯係，以及如果中國入侵台灣時他們是否也應該這樣做時，全球南北之間出現了分歧。

從2022年和2024年的結果比較來看，態度似乎有所軟化。在之前的調查中，31個國家的受訪者支持切斷與俄羅斯的經濟聯係，而不是反對； 現在這個數字是23。

此外，除了少數例外，大多數國家支持切斷經濟聯係的人數已經減少。

盡管就公眾而言，美國在全球舞台上仍然占據主導地位，但曾經堅定的西歐盟友的民眾內部開始出現裂痕，而俄羅斯和中國在其他地區也越來越受歡迎。

本文使用的數據來自拉塔納研究公司和非營利民主國家聯盟在 53 個國家進行的年度在線調查。 2022年的數據是在3月30日至5月10日期間收集的； 樣本數量為 52,785，平均每個國家約 1,000 個。 2023年的數據是在2月7日至3月27日期間收集的； 樣本數量為 53,970，平均每個國家約 1,000 個。 2024年的數據是在2月20日至4月15日期間收集的； 樣本數量為 62,953 人，平均每個國家有 1,200 名受訪者。 具有全國代表性的結果是根據每個國家人口的年齡、性別和教育程度的官方分布計算的，但在人口與互聯網聯係較少的國家，樣本的受教育程度更高，也比總體平均水平更年輕。

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2024 年民主感知指數

https://www.allianceofdemocracies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DPI-2024.pdf

世界上最大的關於人們如何看待民主的年度研究

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民主感知指數 (DPI) 是世界上最大的關於人們如何看待民主的年度研究，由拉塔納與民主國家聯盟合作進行。 2024 年版本對地緣政治緊張局勢和暴力衝突加劇時期全球對民主的態度進行了前所未有的比較。 結果基於 2024 年 2 月 20 日至 4 月 15 日期間對來自 53 個國家的超過 62,953 名受訪者進行的全國代表性訪談。

DPI 在 2024 年哥本哈根民主峰會之前發布，以支持關於全球民主狀況的討論

Nico Jaspers 博士 Latana 首席執行官 © 2024 Latana

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我們的願景是引領新一代研究技術的發展，使我們能夠更好地了解世界各地人們的需求、願望和偏好。

Latana 是一款人工智能驅動的品牌跟蹤解決方案，它利用關鍵洞察來幫助公司跟蹤其品牌和營銷活動績效。 作為品牌跟蹤服務的國際市場領導者，Latana 還利用其技術來了解世界各地人們意見背後的潛在力量。

我們很自豪能夠開創先進的機器學習技術，並惠及全球數十億消費者。 這使我們能夠快速了解消費者感知，從而預測消費者行為——品牌價值的基石。

前言

2024年民主感知指數在2024年哥本哈根民主峰會之前發布，以支持對全球民主狀況的討論。

民主國家聯盟基金會主席、前北約秘書長、丹麥首相安德斯·福格·拉斯穆森表示

世界各地的人們都希望生活在民主製度下，但這些數字給所有民主政府敲響了警鍾。 捍衛民主意味著在世界各地推進自由，但也意味著傾聽國內選民的擔憂。

這一趨勢表明，我們麵臨著將南半球輸給獨裁政權的風險。 我們正在目睹從中國到俄羅斯再到伊朗的獨裁軸心的形成。 我們現在必須采取行動，讓自由比獨裁更具吸引力，並通過民主國家聯盟團結起來，反擊膽大妄為的獨裁者。

Latana 首席執行官 Nico Jaspers 博士表示

戰爭和暴力衝突被視為世界上最大的挑戰，其次是貧困和氣候變化。 令人鼓舞的是，人們對民主理念的信心空前高漲，但如果民主國家無法幫助解決世界挑戰，那麽對民主的支持受到影響隻是時間問題。

執行摘要
民主感知指數（DPI）旨在了解世界各地的人們如何看待自己國家當今的民主狀況以及未來的主要挑戰。 這是關於人們對民主看法的最大規模的年度研究，涵蓋 53 個國家，占世界人口的 75% 以上。
過去六年，全球對民主的信心依然很高，85% 的人表示，在自己的國家實行民主很重要。 然而，人們認為政府並沒有達到其公民的民主期望：在我們調查的人中，隻有略多於一半的人對其國家的民主狀況感到滿意（58%）。 這種不滿不僅限於非民主國家，在美國、歐洲等具有悠久民主傳統的國家也很普遍。

世界上大約一半的人，無論是民主國家還是非民主國家，都認為他們的政府隻是為了一小部分人的利益而行事。 過去四年來，這種看法在拉丁美洲保持最高，在亞洲最低，自 2020 年以來在歐洲穩步上升，尤其是在德國。

以色列、烏克蘭和俄羅斯都經曆了“團結在旗幟周圍”效應，在各自的衝突開始後，公眾對政府行事符合大多數人民利益的看法迅速增加。 然而在烏克蘭，這種看法在 2022 年達到頂峰後急劇下降。

民主國家

經濟不平等連續第三年被認為是全球民主的頭號威脅（68%），其次是腐敗（67%）和跨國公司的影響（60%）。

當談到社交媒體平台及其對民主的影響時，人們存在分歧：在歐洲和北美，絕大多數人認為社交媒體平台對民主具有負麵或混合的影響。 在大多數

然而，在其他國家，人們的看法更為積極。

對民主的威脅

戰爭和暴力衝突越來越被視為最重要的全球挑戰，其次是貧困和饑餓以及氣候變化。 去年，全球認為移民和恐怖主義是世界最大挑戰的人數有所增加，尤其是歐洲人。

在國家層麵，大多數人希望政府更多地關注減貧、腐敗和經濟增長。 然而，優先事項存在很大的地區差異：

歐洲人和美國人更有可能希望他們的政府優先考慮改善醫療保健、應對氣候變化和減少移民，而亞洲和拉丁美洲國家則認為打擊腐敗和促進增長更為重要。

過去兩年，許多歐洲國家認為“減少移民”應該成為政府首要任務的人數比例急劇上升。 與此同時，這些國家優先考慮“應對氣候變化”的願望有所下降。 這種逆轉在德國最為引人注目，目前德國希望政府重點關注減少移民的人數比例最高（44%）——位居所有其他優先事項之首——這一比例目前居世界首位，而現在這一比例幾乎是應對氣候變化的兩倍 (24%)。

盡管世界上 33% 的人表示氣候變化是世界三大挑戰之一，但隻有 14% 的人表示應對氣候變化應成為政府的三大優先事項之一。

即使在製裁三年之後，歐洲和美國仍然高度支持因俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭而與俄羅斯斷絕經濟關係。 但在世界其他地方，大多數人更喜歡保持聯係。

當被問及如果中國入侵台灣是否會切斷與中國的經濟聯係時，世界也分為西方和其他國家。 西方民主國家的人們普遍讚成在中國遭受入侵時切斷與中國的關係。 其中包括中國幾個最大的貿易夥伴：美國、日本和德國。 然而，大多數其他國家更願意
保持聯係。

過去兩年，世界上大多數國家，特別是南半球國家和穆斯林占多數的國家，態度更多地轉向與俄羅斯和中國保持而不是切斷關係。

盡管過去兩年北約向烏克蘭提供了大量援助，但全球三分之一（34%）的人口仍然表示為烏克蘭提供的援助“太少”，大約一半的人表示援助是“適量” (46%)。 一小部分人（19%）表示為援助烏克蘭“做得太多”。

然而，認為為烏克蘭提供的援助“太少”的感覺正在下降，而認為援助“太多”的比例雖小但在增加。 這種“援助疲勞”現象在德國尤其普遍，目前有很多人（40%）表示為烏克蘭提供了“太多”幫助——在所有接受調查的國家中排名最高——緊隨其後的是中國（37%） ）、奧地利（37%）和匈牙利（31%）。

地緣政治
幾乎所有接受調查的國家的人們都對歐盟、聯合國和美國持正麵看法，對俄羅斯持負麵看法。

對於中國的看法，世界存在分歧：西方民主國家，特別是美國、歐洲國家、澳大利亞、日本和韓國對中國持負麵看法，而世界其他國家則持積極看法。

對俄羅斯和中國的態度表明，北半球國家的消極看法與南半球國家的積極看法之間存在明顯的意見分歧。 從 2022 年到 2024 年，人們對俄羅斯和中國的看法穩步變得更加積極，特別是在全球經濟中，從而進一步分裂全球輿論。

2023 年春季至 2024 年春季，美國的聲譽在全球範圍內受到損害。在接受調查的穆斯林占多數的國家（印度尼西亞、馬來西亞、土耳其、摩洛哥、埃及和阿爾及利亞），人們對美國的積極態度下降尤為明顯。 以及許多歐洲國家（瑞士、愛爾蘭、烏克蘭和德國）。

大多數國家仍認為美國對全球民主具有積極影響

世界各地，特別是拉丁美洲、亞洲以及波蘭和烏克蘭等幾個東歐國家。 然而，美國對全球民主的影響在西歐國家更為嚴重，這些國家的態度褒貶不一，甚至略顯消極。 在過去的四年裏，從2020年到2024年，人們對美國全球影響力的看法變得更加積極——在2022年或2023年達到頂峰——然後在2024年急劇下降。

US popularity shrinks worldwide, new report says

https://www.politico.eu/article/america-popularity-waning-worldwide-russia-and-china-gain-on-us-global-stage/

By Lucia Mackenzie and Giovanna Coi May 8, 2024 

Washington's staunch backing for Israel's war in Gaza likely hurt its popularity.

America's international reputation has taken a hit since early 2023, particularly in Muslim countries. | Hossein Beris/ AFP via Getty Images

America's popularity as a global power is waning worldwide, particularly in Muslim-majority countries, according to the 2024 Democracy Perception Index published Wednesday.

Canvassing some 63,000 respondents across 53 countries, the index summarizes attitudes toward democracy, geopolitics and global power players.

America's international reputation has taken a hit since early 2023, particularly in Muslim countries where Washington's unwavering support of Israel in its war in Gaza has proven intensely divisive.

Now, Europe is joining the trend. “For the first time since the start of the Biden administration, many Western European countries have returned to net negative perceptions of the U.S. This rise and decline, from negative attitudes to positive [and] back to negative attitudes is particularly stark in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland,” said Frederick DeVeaux, senior researcher for the Latana survey company that compiled the index.

Meanwhile, positive perceptions of China in Asia, North Africa, the Middle East and Latin America continue to grow, bringing the global perception of Beijing to a net positive, despite continued European skepticism.

Russia, battling overwhelmingly negative perceptions across the globe in the initial aftermath of President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, also appears to be on the path to image rehabilitation in most regions surveyed, with the exception of Europe.

“For the first time since the start of the Biden administration, many Western European countries have returned to net negative perceptions of the U.S.,” said Frederick DeVeaux, | Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images

America's faltering popularity, combined with Russia and China’s improved standings, means the latter are now viewed as positively as the U.S. in most Middle Eastern, North African and Asian countries surveyed.

More than a mere global popularity contest, the attitudes expressed in the index can affect the ability of governments to deter or react to aggression by global powers. In Germany, for instance, domestic discontent connected to rising energy prices fueled protests and opposition to export caps on Russian oil following Moscow's February 2022 assault on Ukraine.

A divide between the global north and south emerged when survey respondents were asked if they thought their country should cut economic ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and whether they should do the same if China invaded Taiwan.

Attitudes seem to have softened, judging from a comparison of the results from 2022 and 2024. In the earlier survey, more respondents supported cutting economic ties with Russia than opposed it in 31 countries; the number is now 23.

Moreover, with a few exceptions, the majority in favor of cutting economic ties has shrunk in most countries.

While the U.S. broadly remains the top dog as far as the public are concerned on the global stage, cracks are beginning to show within the populations of once-staunch Western European allies, while Russia and China are gaining popularity in other regions.

The data used in this piece came from an annual online survey across 53 countries conducted by the Latana research company and the Alliance of Democracies non-profit. In 2022 the data was collected between March 30 and May 10; the sample was 52,785, averaging around 1,000 in each country. In 2023 the data was collected between Feb. 7 and March 27; the sample was 53,970, averaging around 1,000 per country. The 2024 data was collected between Feb. 20 and April 15; the sample was 62,953 and averaged 1,200 respondents per country. Nationally representative results were calculated based on the official distribution of age, gender and education in each country’s population, but in countries whose populations are less connected to the internet, the sample was more educated and younger than the overall average.

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Democracy Perception Index 2024

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The world's largest annual study on how people perceive democracy

Welcome

The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) is the world’s largest annual study on how people perceive democracy, conducted by Latana in collaboration with the Alliance of Democracies. The 2024 edition offers an unprecedented comparison of global attitudes towards democracy during a time of rising geopolitical tensions and violent conflicts. Results are based on nationally representative interviews with over 62,953 respondents from 53 countries conducted between February 20th and April 15th, 2024.

The DPI was published ahead of the 2024 Copenhagen Democracy Summit to support the discussion on the global state of democracy

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Foreword

The Democracy Perception Index 2024 was published ahead of the 2024 Copenhagen Democracy Summit to support the discussion on the global state of democracy.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chair of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation, former NATO Chief, and Danish Prime Minister says

Around the world people want to live under democracy but these figures are a wake-up call for all democratic governments. Defending democracy means advancing freedom around the world, but it also means listening to voters’ concerns at home.

The trend shows we risk losing the Global South to the autocracies. We are witnessing an axis of autocracies forming from China to Russia to Iran. We must act now to make freedom more attractive than dictatorship and unite through an alliance of democracies to push back against the emboldened autocrats.

Dr. Nico Jaspers, CEO at Latana says

War and violent conflict is seen as the world's biggest challenge, followed by poverty and climate change. It is encouraging to see that people's belief in the idea of democracy is at an all-time high, but if democratic countries are unable to help solve the world's challenges, then it will be only a matter of time until support for democracy will suffer. 

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) aims to understand how people around the world perceive the state of democracy in their country today and the major challenges that lie ahead. It is the largest annual study on people’s perception of democracy,
spanning 53 countries that represent over 75% of the world’s population.
Faith in democracy has remained high across the globe over the past six years, with 85% saying
that it’s important to have democracy in their country. Governments, however, are not seen to be
living up to the democratic expectations of their citizens: only a little more than half of the people
that we polled are satisfied with the state of democracy in their country (58%). The dissatisfaction is
not limited to non-democratic countries, but is also very prevalent in the US, Europe and in other
countries with a long democratic tradition. 

About half of the people around the world, in both democratic and non-democratic countries, feel
that their government is acting only in the interest of a small group of people. Over the past four
years, this perception has remained highest in Latin America, lowest in Asia and has steadily
increased in Europe since 2020 – particularly in Germany. 

Israel, Ukraine and Russia have all experienced a “rally around the flag” effect, with public
perception that the government is acting in the interest of the majority of the people increasing
rapidly after the start of their respective conflicts. In Ukraine, however, this perception declined
sharply after it peaked in 2022. 

State of Democracy

For the third year in a row, economic inequality is still perceived to be the number one threat to
democracy worldwide (68%), followed by corruption (67%) and the influence of global corporations
(60%). 

When it comes to social media platforms and their impact on democracy, people are divided: in
Europe and North America, a large majority of people view social media platforms as having a
negative or mixed impact on democracy. In most other countries, however, people have a more
positive view.

Threats to Democracy

War and violent conflict is increasingly seen as the most important global challenge, followed by
poverty and hunger, and climate change. The last year has seen a global rise in the share of people
who say that migration and terrorism are among the world’s largest challenges, particularly among
Europeans. 

At the national level, most people want their governments to focus more on poverty reduction,
corruption and economic growth. However there are strong regional differences in priorities:
Europeans and Americans are much more likely to want their government to prioritize improving
healthcare, fighting climate change, and reducing immigration than countries in Asia and Latin
America, where fighting corruption and promoting growth are seen as more important. 

Over the past two years, many European countries have seen a sharp rise in the share of people
who say that “reducing immigration” should be a top government priority. At the same time, the
desire to prioritize “fighting climate change” has decreased in these same countries. Nowhere is this
reversal more striking than in Germany, which now leads the world with the highest share of people
who want their government to focus on reducing immigration (44%) – topping all other priorities –
and now nearly twice as high as fighting climate change (24%). 

Despite 33% of the world saying that climate change is one of the world’s top three biggest
challenges, only 14% of people say fighting climate change should be among the top-three priorities
for their government. 

Support for cutting economic ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine remains high in Europe
and the United States even after three years of sanctions. But in the rest of the world most people
prefer keeping ties. 

When asked about cutting economic ties with China if it were to invade Taiwan, the world is also
divided between the West and the rest. People in western democracies are generally in favor of
cutting ties with China in the event of an invasion. This includes several of China’s largest trading
partners: the United States, Japan and Germany. Most other countries, however, would prefer to
keep ties. 

Over the past two years, attitudes have shifted more in the direction of keeping, rather than cutting
ties, with both Russia and China in most countries around the world, particularly in the Global South
and in muslim-majority countries. 

Despite heavy NATO assistance to Ukraine over the past two years, one third (34%) of the global
population still says that “too little” has been done to assist Ukraine, and roughly half say that the
assistance has been the “right amount” (46%). A much smaller share (19%) says that “too much”
has been done to assist Ukraine. 

However, the sense that “too little” has been done to help Ukraine is declining, while the share who
say that “too much” has been done is small but growing. This “aid fatigue” is particularly prevalent
in Germany, which now has a plurality of people (40%) who say that “too much” has been done to
help Ukraine – the highest in all countries surveyed – followed closely by China (37%), Austria (37%)
and Hungary (31%). 

Geopolitics
People in almost all countries surveyed have positive perceptions of the European Union, the United
Nations and the United States, and negative perceptions of Russia. 

When it comes to perceptions of China, the world is divided: western democracies, particularly the
United States, European countries, Australia, Japan and South Korea, have negative views of China,
while the rest of the world has positive views. 

Attitudes towards Russia and China reveal a stark divide in opinion between the negative
perceptions in the Global North and positive perceptions in the Global South. From 2022 to 2024,
perceptions of both Russia and China have steadily become more positive, particularly in the Global
South, thus further dividing global public opinion. 

The United States’s reputation has suffered globally between the Spring of 2023 and the Spring of
2024. This drop in positive attitudes towards the US is particularly stark in the muslim-majority
countries surveyed (Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria) as well as many
European countries (Switzerland, Ireland, Ukraine and Germany). 

The United States is still seen as having a positive influence on global democracy by most countries
around the world, particularly in Latin America, Asia and several Eastern European countries such
as Poland and Ukraine. The US’s impact on global democracy is seen more critically in Western
European countries, however, where attitudes are mixed or even slightly negative. Over the past four
years, from 2020 to 2024, perceptions of the US's global influence became more positive – peaking
in 2022 or 2023 – and then declined sharply in 2024.

Methodology

Overview

This report presents an overview of a study conducted by Latana and the Alliance of Democracies in the spring of 2024, between
February 20th and April 15th. The sample of n=62,953 online-connected respondents was drawn across 53 countries, with an
average sample size of around 1,200 respondents per country. Nationally representative results were calculated based on the
official distribution of age, gender, and education for each country’s population, sourced from the most recent and available data
from Barro Lee & UNStat, and census.gov. The average margin of error across all countries sampled is (+/-) 2.9 percentage points. 

How the DPI Categorizes Democracies

In order to compare public opinion results between more democratic countries and less democratic countries, the DPI uses the
2024 categories from Freedom House to create two groups:

"Free" - the most democratic countries, labeled as "Free" by Freedom House.

"Less Free" - countries labeled as "Partly Free" or "Not Free" by Freedom House.

Free Speech

In some countries surveyed, the government plays an active role in shaping public opinion and/or has policies in place that restrict
freedom of speech around certain topics. This can have a strong influence on the survey results.
Summary Tables

Here are the full summary tables of the results used in this report: (DPI 2024 - Topline Results)
Data Collection 

Latana’s surveys are conducted online through internet-connected devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. Latana
follows an open recruitment approach that leverages the reach of over 40,000 third-party apps and mobile websites. To ensure
coverage across different demographic groups and geographical regions, Latana targets a highly diverse set of apps and websites
– from news to shopping, to sports and games. As a result, Latana generates up to 21 million answers every month from
respondents living in as many as 100 different countries.

Data Privacy and Anonymity

Once a user opts in to complete a survey, Latana informs the respondent about the nature of the questionnaire and explains that
all answers – including the generic demographics that are part of the targeting and quality assurance process – are recorded
anonymously. To ensure respondent privacy and high-quality response data, Latana does not collect any personally identifiable
information (PII) on users. In contrast to surveys conducted face-to-face or by telephone, the anonymity offered by Latana’s
methodology may help reduce response bias, interviewer bias, and respondent self-censorship.
For more information, please contact:

Fred DeVeaux

Senior Researcher at Latana

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