PM Narendra Modi’s Approval Rating Highest Among World Leaders, Says Survey

New Delhi: Despite a decline in popularity ratings during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to fare better than other global leaders, according to a survey conducted by an American data intelligence firm, Morning Consult.

According to Morning Consult Political Intelligence data, PM Modi’s approval rating currently stands at 66 per cent.

Only three world leaders have their approval rating in the 60s.

After PM Modi, Italian PM Mario Draghi’s approval rating stands at 65 per cent followed by Mexican President López Obrador at 63 per cent.

Morning Consult Political Intelligence tracks the approval rating 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.

PM Modi’s address to the nation on June 7 a gamechanger

The improvement in PM Modi’s approval ratings can be attributed to his speech on June 7 in which he made several major announcements.

Addressing the nation, the PM said that the Centre will procure 75 per cent of COVID-19 vaccine doses from manufacturers and supply them to the state governments.

The PM also announced that vaccine for all adults above 18 years of age will be provided free of cost.

To control profiteering by private hospitals, the PM capped the service charge at Rs 150 per jab.

Keeping poor households in mind, the PM said that the free ration for 80 crore beneficiaries would continue till November 2021.

These measures provided respite to the public and also to the States which were struggling to vaccinate the 18-45 age group due to a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines.
Here’s the approval rating of other world leaders

Australian PM Scott Morrison: 54 per cent

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: 53 per cent

US President Joe Biden: 53 per cent

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: 48 per cent

UK PM Boris Johnson: 44 per cent

President of South Korea Moon Jae-in: 37 per cent

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: 36 per cent

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro: 35 per cent

French President Emmanuel Macron: 35 per cent

Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga: 29 per cent