President Trump's first 100 days: US considered less of a force for good in world than China for first time ever

New polling from Ipsos in the UK ahead of United States President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office (30 April) shows a significant drop in Britain and across the world in considering the United States a ‘force for good’.
The research, conducted online among 22,715 adults across 29 countries between March 21 and April 4, shows a 17 ppt drop in proportion of Brits (39%) who see the US as a force for good, compared to October 2024 (56%), before Trump took office for the second time.

Globally, the United States (49%) is now seen as a force for good by a smaller proportion of adults than China (46%), led by the authoritarian Chinese Community Party. The 29 countries polled in the last month includes Canada – where just 19% say the US is a force for good, a 33ppt drop – Germany (30%), France (30%), Turkiye (40%), South Korea (48%), South Africa (57%), Brazil (61%) and India (67%).

Commenting on the findings, Simon Atkinson, Chief Knowledge Officer at Ipsos says:

No one would deny that President Trump’s first 100 days haven’t been eventful. But the impact of his administration’s actions means that globally, the United States is seen as less of a force for good in the world than China. Even in Britain – traditionally one of the United States’ closest allies – just two in five of us say the US is now a force for good. Our formerly Special Relationship feels closer to ‘maybe we should see other people’ right now.

Technical note: 

• For the full global findings, please click here.
• Ipsos interviewed a representative sample of 22,715 online British adults in 29 countries using its Global Advisor platform. Polling was conducted between the 21st March and 4th  April 2025. 
• Data are weighted to match the profile of the population. All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error.