Thread by @Noahpinion

Biden's defeat of Trump has led to a sharp rebound in opinions of the U.S. among developed countries.

Confidence in Biden vs. confidence in Trump.

Simply astounding.

Confidence in U.S. democracy has fallen precipitously. A majority say the U.S. used to be a good example of democracy, but has not been a good example in recent years.

Biden and Merkel inspire high confidence in developed countries, while Xi and Putin get lower marks.

Of all developed countries, the U.S. is the least popular in New Zealand, with Australia also ambivalent.

It's interesting to compare opinions of the U.S. in 2021 to opinions in 2000.

South Korea and Spain are significantly MORE favorable to the U.S. now than they were under Clinton, while Germany and the UK are significantly less favorable.

The biggest fans of the U.S. political system are South Korea, Greece, Italy, Japan and Taiwan.

But by the same token, essentially nobody says the U.S. is a good model of democracy now.

And most countries say the U.S. doesn't consider their interests when making foreign policy.

(This seems like an important area for improvement!)

Still, most countries say the U.S. is at least a "somewhat reliable" partner.

The only rich country among those surveyed that has high trust in Xi Jinping is Singapore. Greece and Singapore both have fairly high confidence in Putin.

What's more, Biden's specific foreign policies are incredibly popular across the board.

Anyway, the original source is here.

For my part, I really wish they'd do more of these surveys in DEVELOPING countries, not just developed ones!!

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