From the view of various world countries, who should have more influence in the world, and which countries' actions are perceived as negative in the world? A PIPA study in conjunction with GlobeScan have provided precisely those answers.

The first question posed to the 23,518 individuals across 23 countries surveyed was whether Europe becoming more influential than the United States in world affairs would be mainly positive or mainly negative:

Overall, across all countries surveyed, 58% believe it would be mainly positive for Europe to become more influential than the US in world affairs, while 23% felt it would be mainly negative. Without including the European countries, the results are 53% for mainly positive and 25% for mainly negative.

The countries who by the largest majority believe it would be mainly positive are Spain, followed by Germany and Italy. The non-European countries highest on the list are Mexico, China, and South Africa.

Of the countries that believe increased European influence in exchange for US influence would me mainly negative, the US was the country leading the way, followed by the Phillippines and India. The European country which most felt additional European influence would be mainly negative is Poland, although there is still a majority (58%) there who feel European influence would be mainly positive.

The next question asks respondents specifically about whether certain countries or areas have mainly positive or negative influence in the world. The answers are shown in terms of the number of countries, out of 23, which believe that particular country has positive or negative influence:

Europe is at the top of the list with 22 countries indicating it is a mainly positive influence, followed closely behind by France. Russia and the US had respondents from 14 and 15 countries, respectively, indicating their influence in the world is mainly negative.

Lastly, here are the results for both French and US influence in the world, broken down by country:

Without including the country being asked about, France has a mainly positive rating of 58% according to the other countries in the survey, and the US a mainly positive rating of 38%.
Germany, Italy, and China are the countries most positive regarding France, while Turkey, Japan, and Mexico are the countries least positive regarding France. The United States, Great Britain, and Turkey are the countries most negative about France. The US is the only country with more than 50% mainly negative regarding France.
The Philippines, South Africa, and India are the countries most positive regarding the United States, while Mexico, Russia, and Turkey are the countries least positive about the United States. Argentina, Germany, and Russia are the countries most negative about the United States.