Prime Minister Narendra Modi is easily among the most influential leaders of the world today. As the head of the largest and most populous democracy, he has earned the respect of leaders across the globe. The latest proof of his ever-growing stature comes from the rating of a US-based global leader approval tracker Morning Consult. It has judged Modi as the world’s most popular leader, with an approval rating of 71 per cent of India’s adult population.
Among the 13 leaders surveyed by the research firm, PM Modi tops the list with 71 per cent, followed by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador (66 per cent), Italy’s Mario Draghi (60 per cent) and Japan’s Fumio Kishida (48 per cent). PM Modi also happens to have the lowest disapproval rating at 21 per cent.
US President Joe Biden and Canada’s Justin Trudeau got an approval rating of 43 per cent each and were placed at sixth and seventh spot, respectively. British PM Boris Johnson, embroiled in the ‘partygate’ scandal, ranked the lowest among the leaders surveyed with a 26 per cent approval rating.
It is important to note that in the last two years, Modi’s approval rating had touched a high of 84 per cent on May 2, 2020. His approval rating was at the lowest on May 7, 2021 with 63 per cent when the second wave of coronavirus was at its peak in the country. In contrast at 43 per cent, President Biden’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest during his presidency. After holding above 50 per cent during his initial months in office, Biden’s popularity began dropping in mid-August last year due to a surge in Covid-19 deaths and the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
For those who doubt the credibility of the survey, it is important to understand that Morning Consult relies on real-time polling data on political elections, elected officials and voting issues to conduct surveys. The research firm conducts more than 20,000 global interviews daily with the adult population.
The global leader and country trajectory data is based on a seven-day moving average of all adults in a given country, with a margin of error of between +/- 1-3 per cent. While the average sample size in the US is 45,000, it ranges from roughly 3,000-5,000 in other countries.
Surveys are weighted in each country by age, gender, region and, in certain countries, by education breakdowns based on official government sources. In India, the sample is representative of the literate population. Hence, even the critics of Modi should have the grace to accept the results of the survey and appreciate the achievements of the Indian Prime Minister. He has taken India to great heights and made every Indian proud.
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