Which Countries Do Americans Like the Most?

Here’s a cool poll of which countries Americans like the most. Canada is right at the top, France falls somewhere in the upper-middle (a bit surprising, given the abundance of French jokes in America), and Iran dead-last.

Personally, I think if Gallup had polled just top government officials, we would have seen roughly the same results.  The top 5 spots – Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and Israel – are among the most important US allies, and it’s no surprise, of course, that North Korea and Iran fall at the very bottom.  Apparently there’s a pretty tight correspondence between the countries our government likes and the ones we like.  Afghanistan is an exception to that rule, though, and I’m not sure why.

-Aaron Bekemeyer