In the 12 countries surveyed both this year and last, a median of 75 percent of respondents expressed confidence in Biden to “do the right thing regarding world affairs,” Pew found, compared with 17 percent for Trump last year.

Sixty-two percent of respondents now have a favorable view of the United States vs.

The United States’ favorability rating grew at least 23 percentage points from last year in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, and a majority of respondents in all four view the country positively.

Among all 16 publics surveyed this spring, German Chancellor Angela Merkel ranks just ahead of Biden in the percentage of respondents who said they trust the leader’s decision-making on world affairs, with a median score of 77 percent.

But Biden, with 74 percent, garnered higher rates of confidence than French President Emmanuel Macron, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Since taking office, Biden has sought to position the United States as a global leader in fighting climate change; a median of 85 percent supported the United States rejoining the Paris climate agreement.

Still, among all the publics surveyed, a median of 37 percent think the United States has done a good job.

The proportion of respondents who said the United States is “very reliable” was below 20 percent in every place.

political system functions, and in most surveyed publics, less than 10 percent of respondents said it works very well.

Political polarization in the United States is a major factor, de Hoop Scheffer said.

Congress, then the American president will not be able to have a long-term commitment on the international scene,” she said, pointing to Republican opposition to a Biden administration-propelled G-7 proposal for a 15 percent global minimum tax.

A majority of respondents in Asian-Pacific regions also said the United States discounts their interests, with the exception of Japan.

Pew said its 2021 findings on the United States’ international image were based on data from nationally representative surveys of more than 16,000 adults in 16 advanced economies conducted over the phone from March to May.

Global approval of the United States has rebounded under Biden, survey finds