India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ranked as the world’s most popular leader with an approval rating of 76 percent. This has come to light from a survey of the American consulting firm ‘Morning Consult’. Prime Minister Modi’s approval rating is 10 percent higher than that of the second-ranked leader on the list.
Prime Minister Modi is followed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (66%), Swiss President Alain Berset (58%) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (49%). Notably, US President Joe Biden ranks seventh on the list with an approval rating of 40%, his highest approval rating since March.
The data collected by ‘Morning Consult’ is based on a survey of 22 global leaders. According to data collected between September 6 and 12, 2023, Prime Minister Modi has the lowest disapproval rating of 18% on this global list.
Among the top 10 leaders on the list, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has the highest disapproval rating of 58 percent and is believed to be due to Canada’s diplomatic rift with India over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh.