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Political leaders with the highest approval ratings in 2025: Last year, half of the world’s population participated in elections, resulting in changes of power in some countries while others chose continuity over change.
It is noteworthy that recently elected or re-elected leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, and America’s Donald Trump, are among the most favoured leaders, according to Morning Consult, which offers insights into the political atmosphere across different countries.
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Modi was re-elected for a third term as India’s prime minister in May 2024, and Sheinbaum became Mexico’s (and North America’s) first woman president in October, while Trump was recently sworn in as the US president for his second term.
Below is a list of the top ten most prominent global political leaders as of January 2025, along with their current approval ratings based on data collected from January 21 to January 27, 2025.
| Rank | Leader Name | Designation | Approve (%) | Disapprove (%) | No Opinion (%) |
| 1 | Narendra Modi | Prime Minister of India | 75 | 19 | 6 |
| 2 | Claudia Sheinbaum | President of Mexico | 66 | 26 | 7 |
| 3 | Javier Milei | President of Argentina | 65 | 30 | 5 |
| 4 | Karin Keller-Sutter | President of Switzerland | 56 | 20 | 24 |
| 5 | Donald Trump | President of the United States | 52 | 38 | 10 |
| 6 | Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister of Australia | 46 | 42 | 11 |
| 7 | Dick Schoof | Prime Minister of the Netherlands | 42 | 39 | 19 |
| 8 | Donald Tusk | Prime Minister of Poland | 42 | 47 | 11 |
| 9 | Giorgia Meloni | Prime Minister of Italy | 42 | 51 | 7 |
| 10 | Ulf Kristersson | Prime Minister of Sweden | 38 | 51 | 11 |
Source: Morning Consult
Note and Methodology: Morning Consult’s latest approval rankings, updated on January 27, 2025, are derived from data collected between January 21 and January 27, 2025. These rankings are based on a trailing seven-day simple moving average of views among adults in each surveyed country.
Notably, consistently ranking as the most renowned leader globally in 2024, India’s three-time Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again emerged as the most popular global leader with 75 per cent approval ratings in January 2025.
Conversely, among the least popular leaders is Yoon Suk Yeol, the suspended president of South Korea, who is currently in detention facing charges related to insurrection and abuse of power.
French President Emmanuel Macron has also seen his approval ratings decline drastically, with three-quarters of the population expressing disapproval, particularly after his controversial call for snap elections in 2024.
Additionally, Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, faces significant unpopularity due to his government’s difficulties in addressing economic concerns and for not adhering to his promise to refrain from raising taxes.
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