Trump Global Approval Rating Remains Very Low, 89% Of Mexicans Have No Confidence

President Donald Trump remains largely disliked as a leader by the rest of the world, but his lingering unpopularity isn't affecting the popularity of the United States in general.

The latest Global Attitudes Study by Pew Research Center, a non-partisan Washington-based think tank, involving 33 countries reveals 64 percent of respondents saying they don't have confidence Trump will do the right thing in world affairs. On the other hand, 29 percent have confidence Trump can get this job done. The survey polled 36,923 people in 32 countries from May 18 to Oct. 2, 2019.

Trump is particularly disliked in Western Europe. Pew Research said three in four people in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands admitted lacking confidence in the U.S. president. In Mexico, a country hard hit by Trump's protectionist policies and which Trump has often disparaged, 89 percent of those surveyed said they don't have confidence in him.

Pew Research said disapproval is strongest for three of Trump’s more controversial policies. These are increasing tariffs on imported goods from other countries (disliked by 68 percent); withdrawing from international climate change agreements (66 percent); and building a wall at the border with Mexico (60 percent). Most respondents also disapprove of Trump’s policies to allow fewer immigrants into the U.S. (55 percent).

The survey also noted that Trump still receives lower ratings than Barack Obama. International confidence in the Trump administration plummeted after his inauguration, while favorable ratings for the United States also declined.

Trump also fares poorly when compared to other key world leaders. He received the highest negative ratings when set against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump's dismal standing, however, isn't badly affecting the esteem with which the U.S. is held internationally. In all the 32 countries in the survey, 54 percent have a favorable opinion of the U.S., while 38 percent have an unfavorable one. It's worth noting, however, that the world's opinion of the U.S. fell dramatically when Trump became president and remains significantly lower than during the Obama era.

Trump isn't despised by all the countries in the poll. Five countries in the Pew survey have a positive view of Trump: India, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and the Philippines. About seven-in-ten have confidence in Trump in Israel. In Ukraine, 46 percent rate Trump positively.