Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet again topped the global approval rating and emerged as the most popular leader worldwide with 70% approval rating among 13 world leaders, surpassing US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others.
Morning Consult Political Intelligence, a global enterprise technology, which currently tracks on a weekly basis the approval rating for governmental leaders in various countries, revealed that PM Modi’s approval is highest among all other world leaders. Prime Minister Modi is followed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Italian President Mario Draghi with approval ratings of 66% and 58% respectively.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Joe Biden were the top fourth and sixth leaders in the world according to the approval rating.
Global Leader Approval Ratings are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country, and sample sizes vary by country.
The group tracks approval ratings for governmental leaders in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
On a weekly basis, they update the latest data for all 13 countries, offering real-time insight into the shifting political dynamics across the globe. “Approval ratings are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country, and samples sizes vary by country,” the company said.
All interviews are conducted online, among nationally representative samples of adults.
In India, the sample is representative of the literate population. For this week’s survey, the group said online interviews of approximately, 2,126 adults were sampled for the data on India.
Surveys are weighted in each country by age, gender, region, and, in certain countries, education breakdowns based on official government sources. In the United States, surveys are also weighted by race and ethnicity. Respondents complete these surveys in languages appropriate for their countries.
Morning Consult Political Intelligence was founded in 2014 and has built a data collection technology platform. It accesses upwards of 100 million people globally to collect more than 15 million interviews in over 100 countries annually.
As news broke of the Prime Minister’s popularity ratings, Union Ministers and BJP leaders took to Twitter on Sunday to congratulate the PM for once again topping the global approval rating.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that PM Modi topping the chart is a matter of pride and honour for the entire country. “It is a matter of pride and honour for the entire country that Prime Minister Modi has become the world’s most popular leader yet again with 70% Global Approval Rating. This is the result of the people’s faith in PM Modi’s farsighted leadership in implementing Antyodaya and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives,” he tweeted.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the world’s most popular politician according to a survey with an approval rating of 70 per cent. The public’s confidence in his leadership and his image of a hardworking and honest leader makes him the most trusted and popular leader.”
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri attributed PM Modi’s success to his policies of inclusive development and strong leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. “A 70 per cent approval rating in Global Leader Approval Tracker puts PM Narendra Modi right on top of the list of most loved and popular world leaders. A people’s favourite due to policies of inclusive development and strong leadership during the pandemic,” tweeted Puri.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is again on top of the list of world’s most popular leaders with a 70 per cent Global Leader Approval Rating. This honour is a recognition of the acceptance of his efficient leadership and policies on the global stage and the potentials of ‘New India’. Congratulations to all Indians!,” tweeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.