Across 110 countries Gallup surveyed in 2009, median approval of U.S. leadership was 51%, up from 34% in 2008. Approval topped 75% in 20 sub-Saharan African countries, with Kosovo, Ireland, and Albania joining them as most approving.18 of the top 20 countries are in Africa. Below is the top 20 nations:
Country | Approve | Disapprove | Don't know/Refused
Ivory Coast 94% 5% 2%
Kenya 93% 5% 2%
Uganda 91% 8% 1%
Zambia 90% 9% 1%
Mali 89% 7% 4%
Tanzania 89% 11% 0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 89% 9% 2%
Kosovo 88% 9% 3%
Rwanda 88% 6% 6%
Cameroon 88% 4% 8%
South Africa 87% 10% 2%
Senegal 87% 11% 2%
Chad 86% 13% 1%
Burundi 86% 9% 5%
Niger 83% 15% 2%
Malawi 83% 17% 0%
Zimbabwe 82% 12% 6%
Djibouti 81% 18% 1%
Ireland 80% 9% 11%
Ghana 80% 5% 16%
Noteworthy and critically important to blog readers involved in policy for Horn of Africa piracy: the Somaliland region of Somalia is ranked #21. Also noteworthy is India at #97. Too bad they didn't poll China.
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