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In under a year Trump caused the U.S. reputation to drop from mid-pack, 30th out of 60, to near the bottom, 48th out of 60.
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The United States has experienced the largest and fastest decline of any nation in the history of the RepCore Nations study, dropping 18 spots in a single year from 30th to 48th. This places the country in the "Weak" category, significantly impacting its international standing and perception.
Switzerland and Russia, staying as steady as ever
how is switz and #1 lol
rate other nations on reputational factors such as trust, admiration, respect, and overall image.
I think you can see why if those are the criteria. Switzerland may not be seen as benevolent, but they can be trusted, and they're well respected. They tend to stick to their principles, even if you don't agree with those principles, you can respect that and admire it. Also, while a lot of Switzerland's economy is finance and tech, the manufacturing industry they have isn't all that polluting. They have drug manufacturers, lens manufacturers, etc. By contrast, Norway may be a more friendly and compassionate country, but it's also an oil-based economy.
Kazakhstan moving up in the world. Very niiice!
What the FUCk have the Dutch ever done for anyone
Fuck those OG Orange bastards
Dig up King Billy and we'll have another go at him 🇮🇪🇮🇪
How. DARE. You all.
...Oh we're still ahead of Britain. Carry on.
We make stroopwafels and dikes.
Canada went up to #2 BEFORE Carney's speech? For what? What did we do?
Carney's been reaching out to all Canada's allies and any potential trade partners since taking office last year. He is apparently very well liked, and is considered a stable alternative to Trump's chaos.
His speech at Davis was more of a conclusion to all those negotiations, as opposed to an opening statement.
Yes, I suppose I assumed that wouldn't trickle down to public perception until the speech. But that makes sense. I also didn't read the article and don't actually know how the data was collected.
Sympathy for being the target of Trump's attacks. I think even when Justin Trudeau was PM people felt sympathy for Canada as Trump was calling Trudeau Canada's "governor", etc.
Denmark will probably go up next year just because they were targeted in the whole "Greenland" affair, and Norway will go up because Trump attacked their government for not giving him the Nobel Prize, even though the government has nothing to do with that.
Yeah, good point.
The election results perhaps? Conservatives got a surprise defeat, even in the face of pressure and threats from trump. I think that showed your principles and courage.
Helped inspire a heated rivalry?
Read the article
"Meanwhile, Canada climbed two spots from 2024 to claim second place, reinforcing its long-standing reputation for inclusivity and diplomacy."
He's just trying to be closer to his friends.
Damn you Finland for knocking NZ down a spot. That alone would hurt your reputation if you weren't so awesome. I could never stay mad at you
I like how Taiwan sneaks into the rankings out of nowhere.
Also, Cuba and Venezuela disappeared. Does that mean that somehow they're ranked even lower than Russia?
Kuwait is sneaker.
countries selected in order to make a pretty graph
Leading 60 economies it says