List of heads of the executive by approval rating
List of heads of the executive by approval rating
!Map of head of state approval ratings as of spring 2025
List of heads of the executive by approval rating
This is a list of current heads of the executive) by domestic approval rating. The highest current total approval percentage is difficult to determine because of the high falsification rate in countries where answering an approval question negatively could lead to government repression. For example, on the basis of a 2020 poll, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping appeared to have had a 94% approval rate; after controlling for answer falsification, it was revealed to be >73%. The rally 'round the flag effect comes into play during periods of war or international crisis. Genuine high approval ratings can be explained by a number of factors. James Stimson termed the higher ratings shortly after an election the "honeymoon effect".
List of heads of the executive by approval rating
Dina Boluarte of Peru, prior to her 2025 impeachment, was considered "perhaps the most unpopular president in the world", with 2% approval according to Ipsos. Other exceptionally low approval ratings from reliable polls include 2.8% for Haiti's Ariel Henry after taking office following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021 and 3% for Suriname's Chan Santokhi, both taken by Vanderbilt University's AmericasBarometer project.
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