Islamabad: Findings from the Gallup International End-of-Year Survey 2025, conducted across 58 countries with a total sample of 57,864 adults, indicate that global public opinion toward Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi registers a moderate negative balance worldwide.
The survey measures global perceptions of major world leaders and allows comparison across countries and regions.
Globally, 25% of respondents express a favourable opinion of Prime Minister Modi (5% very favourable and 20% somewhat favourable), while 37% hold an unfavourable view (23% somewhat unfavourable and 15% very unfavourable). Thirty-eight percent say they do not know or decline to answer, the largest response category globally.
This produces a net global favourability score of -12, meaning negative views exceed positive ones by 12 percentage points.
The defining feature of global opinion toward Prime Minister Modi is not simply the negative balance but the large share of respondents without a formed opinion.
With 38% selecting 'don't know/no response,' a significant portion of the global public remains unfamiliar with or undecided about India's prime minister. This suggests that Modi's global image remains less established than that of several other world leaders measured in the survey.
While unfavourable views outweigh favourable ones by 12 percentage points, the intensity of negativity remains moderate. Only 15% describe their view as 'very unfavourable,' while 23% report being 'somewhat unfavourable.'
Country-level results reveal significant variation in perceptions of Prime Minister Modi. The highest net favourability score is recorded in India (+66), reflecting strong domestic support.
Other countries with clearly positive balances include: Kenya (+52); Armenia (+44); South Africa (+33); and Greece (+16).
In contrast, the most negative views are recorded in: Republic of Korea (-56); Iran (-48); Ukraine (-35); Denmark (-34); and Pakistan (-34).
Regional analysis highlights clear geographic differences. The Africa region records the most positive net score (+26), while South Asia registers +17, largely reflecting strong support within India.
Latin America records a modest positive balance of +2.By contrast, several regions display negative assessments: North East Asia: -41; West Asia: -30; Arab World: -31; Western Europe: -21; and Eastern Europe: -7.
North America (represented by the United States) records -5, while Australasia stands at -4, indicating relatively mild negative balances in those regions.
These patterns demonstrate that views toward Prime Minister Modi vary considerably across geopolitical regions.
Trend Data: Global Favourability Declines Since 2019. Trend analysis shows a gradual deterioration in global sentiment toward Prime Minister Modi.
The decline is driven largely by a rise in unfavourable views, which increased from 28% in 2019 to 37% in 2025, while favourable sentiment has remained relatively stable in the mid-20 percent range.
The 2025 results portray a global landscape in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys strong domestic support but faces a moderately negative balance internationally, alongside a large share of global respondents who remain unfamiliar with or undecided about him.
This combination of mixed global perceptions and high levels of uncertainty suggests that Modi's international image remains regionally uneven and still evolving.
The findings are drawn from the Gallup International End-of-Year Survey 2025, conducted across 58 countries with a total sample of 57,864 adults aged 18 and above between October and December 2025.
Net favourability scores are calculated as the percentage expressing a favourable opinion minus the percentage expressing an unfavourable opinion.