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Week of 4.6.07
What Does The World Think of Us?This Week:
About the Show |
Voices of Egypt |
Reporter's Notebook: A Trip to Ain Shams |
Slideshow: Behind the Scenes in Egypt |
What Does The World Think of Us? |
Question of the Week | Transcript
 Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project Favorable opinions of the U.S. have, in general, dropped steadily from 1999/2000 to 2006 in most of the 15 countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. In Britain, some 56 percent of people had a favorable view of the U.S. in 2006, compared to 83 percent at the turn of the century. In 2006, favorable opinions dropped significantly in predominately Muslim countries, ranging from 12 percent in Turkey to 30 percent in Indonesia and Egypt.  Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project Citizens around the world tend to feel more positively towards American people than they do towards the United States in general. Americans remain relatively popular in Britain, France and Germany, while the Spanish public's favorable view of Americans has dropped significantly to only 37 percent  Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project International support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism has continued to fall in most countries, most notably Japan (where support dropped from 61 percent in 2002 to 26 percent in 2006) and Spain (where support dropped from 63 percent in 2003 to 19 percent in 2006). Only two countries, India and Russia, have a majority that supports the war on terror, while it remains particularly unpopular in most predominantly Muslim countries, such as Egypt.  Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project Confidence in President George W. Bush dropped last year in seven of the 11 countries surveyed, where data from 2005 was available. Europeans' views of Bush continued to decline in 2006 with Britain on the high end of the scale (30 percent had a lot or some confidence in the President), and Spain on the low end (seven percent had a lot or some confidence in Bush). Muslim publics strongly oppose President Bush and Turks have the least confidence in the President, at three percent. Focus on the Arab World
In the Arab world, countries generally view the United States unfavorably. Opinions have not changed much amongst the populations of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon from 2002 to 2006. In Jordan and Morocco, overall U.S. favoribility ratings have dropped significantly. In 2006, 90 percent of Jordanians had unfavorable views of the U.S.
In all five countries surveyed, attitudes toward the U.S. worsened from 2005 to 2006. Over 70 percent of people in Egypt and Jordan felt worse about the U.S. Only four percent of Egyptians and one percent of Jordanians had improved attitudes toward America during that period. Impact on Overall Opinion of the United States
In all five countries polled, only "American Education" received a net favorable rating in 2006. Lebanon was the only country with a positive rating toward the "American People." In Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, "American Freedom/Democracy" and "American Products" were rated positively. "American Movies and Television" was viewed negatively overall in all countries. Impact on Overall Opinion of the United States
All of America's policies had a negative impact on Arab countries' overall opinion of the U.S. in 2006. Related Links: » The Arab-American Institute: 2006 Arab Attitudes Poll » Pew Global Attitudes Project: America's Image in the World |
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