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, or where polling agencies have become partisan. 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%. See appendix. 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".

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.

The following heads of the executive held very high (>70%) approval ratings for at least 4 years:;

Ilham Aliyev (?–present)† Nayib Bukele (2019–present) Joaquim Chissano (1986–2005) Winston Churchill (1940–1945)* Rafael Correa (2007–2015)* Rodrigo Duterte (2016–2022) Assimi Goïta (2021–present)† Armando Guebuza (2005–2015) Sheikh Hasina (2009–2024)* Min Aung Hlaing (2021–present)† Sadyr Japarov (2021–present) D. M. Jayaratne (2010–2015) Uhuru Kenyatta (2013–2021)* Ian Khama (2008–2018) Jakaya Kikwete (2005–2015) Néstor Kirchner (2003–2007) John Kufuor (2001–2009) Lee Hsien Loong (2004–2024) John Magufuli (2015–2021) Narendra Modi (2019–2021, 2021–present)* Yoweri Museveni (1986–2005, ?–present)* Pierre Nkurunziza (2005–2020) Shavkat Mirziyoyev (2016–present) Hifikepunye Pohamba (2005–2015) Vladimir Putin (2000, 2001–2004, 2005–2008, 2014–2018, 2022–present)* Marc Ravalomanana (2002–2009) Hassan Rouhani (2013–2016, 2017)* Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2019–present) Ibrahim Traoré (2022–present) Álvaro Uribe (2002–2010)

* Executives whose approval was not always above 70%. The date ranges in parentheses are the dates within which executives polled above this cutoff.† Polls excluding ungoverned territory with population large enough to significantly affect percentage.

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+List of heads of the executive by approval rating Country Name Year Sample size Very + Mostly + Mostly - Very - Source Brice Oligui Nguema 2024-05-10 1200 93.2% 47.4% 45.8% 6.2% 3.5% 2.7% Assimi Goïta 2024-11-22 1200 91.8% 69.8% 22.0% 7.9% 2.9% 5.0% Ilham Aliyev 20242016 800 91%87.3% 81%/ 10%/ 5%5.7% 3.6% 2.1% Sadyr Japarov 2024-01-19 1500 88% 52% 36% 10% 7% 3% Ibrahim Traoré 2025-09-242023 645 87%87.6% 58.9% 28.7% 12%12.4% 9.3% 3.1% Gallup World Poll, referenced by the Executive Approval Project. Vladimir Putin 2026-042022 16006995 79%78% 50% 28% 16%20% 9% 11% Bassirou Diomaye Faye 2025-03-09 1200 77.5% 48.0% 29.5% 20.8% 10.8% 10.0% Lawrence Wong 20252024-10-21 15041000 75%70.6% 14.6% 56.0% 25%13.6% 9.0% 4.6% Prabowo Subianto 2026-03-08 1220 74.9% 9.0% 65.9% 23.5% 21.3% 2.2% Félix Tshisekedi 2025-08-292019 2961 74%73% 39% 34% 24%20% 13% 7% Alassane Ouattara 2024-01-16 1200 73.7% 50.1% 23.6% 25.8% 16.7% 9.1% Sitiveni Rabuka 2023-07-12 1014 72% 3% Irfaan Ali 2022 630 72% 21% Yoweri Museveni 2024-02-01 2400 70.2% 27.3% 42.9% 23.7% 13.9% 9.8% Nayib Bukele 2026-04-18 2138 70.1% 42.5% 27.6% 26.3% 13.3% 13.0% Mark Carney 2026-02-096535 70% 30% Narendra Modi 2025 125123 70%>61.8% 36% 26% 24%>21% 8% 13% Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani 20242023 24081035 69% 45%/ John Mahama 2025 >66% >23% Claudia Sheinbaum 2026-04-18 2575 66.5% 34.3% 32.2% 31.4% 8.9% 22.5% Vjosa Osmani 2024 1520 66% 38% 28% 31% 12% 19% Philip Davis 2023 65% 23% 42% 18% 9% 9% Lee Jae Myung 2026-04-072025 1001 63%59.3% 43.9% 15.4% 30%34.6% 10.2% 24.4% Joseph Boakai 2024-08-21 1200 62.1% 20.0% 42.1% 36.7% 21.3% 15.4% Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 20242022 81012500 61.3%74% 38% 36% 17.0%26% 18% 8% Samia Suluhu Hassan 2024-07-07-24 2400 60.1% 19.7% 40.4% 36.9% 18.9% 18.0% Faure Gnassingbé 2024-11-30 1200 59.8% 11.3% 48.5% 36.7% 25.9% 10.8% Julius Maada Bio 2025-04-16 1200 59.5% 18.4% 41.1% 39.5% 24.8% 14.7% Edi Rama 2024 1216 59% 23% 36% 40% 27% 17% Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2026-04-27 1005 58% 25% 33% 36% 18% 18% Milojko Spajić 2024 1036 58% 16% 42% 39% 20% 19% Aleksandar Vučić 2024 1238 58% 41% 17% 41% 12% 29% Hakainde Hichilema 2024–07-28 1200 57.3% 23.1% 34.2% 38.0% 18.1% 19.9% Nawaf Salam 2025 56% 36% Keiko Fujimori2026-08-10406755.0%33.5%21.5%40.7%18.2%22.5% Andrej Babiš 2026-04-07 55% 35% Maia Sandu 2025 1206 54% 28% 26% 45% 17% 28% Anwar Ibrahim 2024 1207 54% Carlos Vila Nova 2024–10-12 1200 53.8% 8.0% 45.8% 37.6% 26.9% 10.7% Sanae Takaichi 2025 53% 35% Abelardo de la Espriella2026-08-10401252.4%14.9%37.5%42.2%24.0%18.2% Umaro Sissoco Embaló 2025-09-03 1200 52.4% 35.6% 16.8% 37.6% 21.1% 16.5% Mahamat Déby 2025-04-13 1128 52.0% 22.8% 29.2% 44.0% 31.7% 12.3% Luc Frieden 2025 1042 52.0% Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 2026-08-10 4271 51.9% 14.4% 37.5% 46.1% 26.8% 19.3% Rodrigo Paz 2026-08-10 3793 50.5% 28.5% 22.0% 44.9% 16.3% 28.6% Lai Ching-te 2025 1077 50.4% 41.2% Laura Fernández2026-08-10385449.8%18.3%31.5%44.3%14.4%29.9% Abiy Ahmed 2023-06-22 2400 49.8% 12.6% 37.2% 47.9% 29.1% 18.8% William Ruto 2024-05-03 2400 48.4% 11.9% 36.5% 49.0% 23.0% 26.0% Luis Abinader2026-08-10393148.1%29.5%18.6%47.6%17.8%29.8% José Antonio Kast 2026-08-10 4047 47.7% 30.7% 17.8% 49.7% 18.9% 30.8% Emmerson Mnangagwa 2024-06-15 1200 47.6% 20.3% 27.3% 45.1% 23.1% 22.0% Ulisses Correia e Silva 2024–09-10 1200 47.3% 5.0% 42.3% 39.2% 30.6% 8.4% Santiago Peña 2026-04-18 3915 47.2% 26.6% 20.6% 51.1% 28.2% 22.9% Guy Parmelin 2026-04-07 47% 24% Sam Matekane 2024–03-18 1200 47% 23% 24% 44% 13% 31% Mohamed Ould Ghazouani 2025-01-17 1200 46.9% 12.7% 34.2% 48.0% 32.2% 15.8% Robert Abela 2025 46.5% Nikol Pashinyan 2026-02-13 1506 46% 20% 26% 51% 15% 36% Daniel Noboa2026-08-10403245.3%18.2%27.1%51.3%23.7%27.6% Micheál Martin 2025 45% Mette Frederiksen 2025 2026 45% 23% Johnny Briceño 2024 >44% >23% Ilie Bolojan 2025 1354 44% 50% Paul Biya 2024-03-20 1200 43.6% 7.3% 36.3% 53.3% 33.9% 19.4% Donald Tusk 2026-04-072025 1000 43%47.1% 20.6% 26.5% 45%48.6% 20.8% 27.9% Rumen Radev2026-0782142%33% Andrew Holness 20252023 15001294 42%40.0% 13.1% 26.9% 26%15.2% 15.6% 35.6% Nasry Asfura 2026-08-10 3822 41.6% 16.1% 25.5% 55.5% 29.8% 25.7% Mamady Doumbouya 2024-06-09 1200 41.5% 11.2% 30.3% 52.1% 32.4% 19.7% Min Aung Hlaing 2024 2402 40% 8% 32% 47% 17% 30% Christopher Luxon 20252024 10001150 40%29% 9% 20% 47%47% 14% 32% Anthony Albanese 2026-04-072022 / 40%59% 19% 39% 52%18% 11% 7% Robert Golob 2025 700 39.8% 18.9% 20.9% 59.3% 16.9% 42.4% Ursula von der Leyen 2025 39% 8% 31% 43% Robert Fico 2025 39% 20% 19% 49% 16% 33% Bongbong Marcos 2025-05-05 1200 39% 13% 26% 57% 17% 40% Ulf Kristersson 2026-04-072025 1011 38%41% 8% 33% 54%52% 31% 21% Donald Trump 2026-04-072025 3505 38%42% 21% 21% 57%58% 14% 44% Yamandú Orsi 2026-08-10 2046 37.5% 17.1% 20.4% 58.3% 20.1% 38.2% Giorgia Meloni 2024-04-23 2500 36.5% 24.8% 11.7% 63.3% 9.1% 54.2% Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2025 36%42.8% 13.2% 29.6% 50%57% Shehbaz Sharif 2025-06-15 2000 36% 61% Gallup Pakistan Poll, referenced by the Executive Approval Project.Daniel Ortega2026-08-10322536.0%11.0%25.0%61.4%17.8%43.6% Adama Barrow 2024–05-17 1200 35.7% 6.4% 29.3% 61.7% 35.8% 25.9% Javier Milei 2026-08-10 4070 35.1% 9.5% 25.6% 62.8% 11.7% 51.1% Luís Montenegro 2026-05-282026-05-18 803606 35.0%21.9% 3.1% 18.8% 41.5%48.2% 32.2% 16.0% Bart De Wever 2025 35% 54% Pedro Sánchez 2025-03-25 1068 35% 13% 22% 56% 15% 41% Denis Sassou Nguesso 2024-10-16 1200 33.0% 9.1% 23.9% 64.0% 30.9% 33.1% Alexander Lukashenko 2021-11-10 767 32% 46% Benjamin Netanyahu 2024 738 32%>27.7 15.3% 12.4% 61%>57.2% 13.5% 43.7% José Raúl Mulino 2026-08-10 2025 31.4% 16.9% 14.5% 64.4% 19.1% 45.3% Irakli Kobakhidze 2023 31% 62% Cyril Ramaphosa 20252022-12-19 1582 31%29.7% 5.4% 24.3% 63%63.9% 28.4% 35.5% Jonas Gahr Støre 2026-04-07 31% 63% Andrej Plenković 2025 31% 64% Aziz Akhannouch 2024-02-29 1200 30.1% 3.3% 26.8% 61.9% 29.7% 32.2% Evika Siliņa 2025 30% 48% Bernardo Arévalo2026-08-10402429.5%16.4%13.1%66.4%24.4%42.0% Nikos Christodoulides 2025 >29% >50% Christian Stocker 2025 29% 58% Rob Jetten 2026-04-07 28% 55% Kristen Michal 2024 4001 27% 45% Kyriakos Mitsotakis 2025 27% 64% Delcy Rodríguez 2026-08-10 2633 26.7% 15.2% 11.5% 67.4% 28.8% 38.6% João Lourenço 2024–04-19 1200 26.5% 7.0% 19.5% 62.7% 31.8% 30.9% Friedrich Merz 2026-03-25 2420 26% 4% 22% 69% 25% 44% Petteri Orpo 2024 1034 >25% 5% 20% >53% 26% 27% Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 2022-12-30 1200 25.0% 10.6% 14.4% 72.4% 26.3% 46.1% Hristijan Mickoski 2024 1479 24% 5% 19% 74% 21% 53% Emmanuel Macron 2026-03-25 1034 23% 3% 20% 76% 26% 50% Russell Dlamini 2025-05-17 1200 22.4% 2.9% 19.5% 41.3% 27.8% 13.5% Azali Assoumani 2025-06-05 1200 20.9% 7.0% 13.9% 73.4% 25.7% 47.7% Kais Saied 2024-03-11 1200 20.4% 4.2% 16.2% 48.8% 20.0% 28.8% Andy Burnham 2026-07-20 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD John Lee Ka-chiu 2025-05-20 19.4% 38.2% Chinese University of Hong Kong poll, referenced by the Executive Approval Project. Bola Tinubu 2024-07-17 1600 14.2% 1.2% 13.1% 84.7% 36.2% 48.5% Mahmoud Abbas 2024-06-12 790 12% 85% Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, referenced by the Executive Approval Project.Miguel Díaz-Canel2026-071.3183%95%22%73%

* Benin, Hungary, Lithuania, and Thailand should be updated soon.

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