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India falls in global popularity ranking

Last updated on: May 24, 2013 12:51 IST

Image: A view of Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, France.
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While Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service, view of India has fallen sharply around the globe over the last year, according to BBC.

The poll was conducted for the BBC by GlobeScan and Pipa, who conducted face-to-face and telephone interviews with randomly selected people, mainly in urban centres, in 25 countries around the globe, it says.

Let's have a look and see where India and other countries rank in global popularity.

Source: BBC

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Life-size 'Barbie Dreamhouse' of Mattel's Barbie dolls in Berlin, Germany.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Germany

Mainly positive view of the country: 59 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 15 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 3 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 1

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Tags: Germany , India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Snowboarders ride a chair lift during night skiing on Grouse Mountain with the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, down below in Canada.
Photographs: Andy Clark/Reuters

Canada

Mainly positive view of the country: 55 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 13 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 2

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Tags: India , Canada

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of Piccadilly Circus in central London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Olivia Harris/Reuters

The United Kingdom

Mainly positive view of the country: 55 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 18 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 4 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -2 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 3

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Visitors look at landscaped fields of Shibazakura flowers at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, in Japan.
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters

Japan

Mainly positive view of the country: 51 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 27 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -7 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 6 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 4

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Tags: India , Japan

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of the Justice Hall in Paris, France.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters

France

Mainly positive view of the country: 49 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 21 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 5

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Tags: India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium.
Photographs: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters

The European Union

Mainly positive view of the country: 49 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 24 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 6

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Photographs: Andy Clark/Reuters

The United States

Mainly positive view of the country: 45 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 34 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 7

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of Yintai Centre, left, and China World Trade Centre Tower III, right, in Beijing's central business district, China.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters

China

Mainly positive view of the country: 42 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 39 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -8 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 8 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 8

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Tags: China , India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: People exit a subway station in the Gangnam area of Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

South Korea

Mainly positive view of the country: 36 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 31 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 9

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of Saint Georges Street in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
Photographs: Steve James/Reuters

South Africa

Mainly positive view of the country: 35 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 30 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 5 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 10

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Tourists carry earthen pitchers on their heads as they participate in the 'Matka Race' competition at Ladera village, near Bikaner city, in Rajasthan.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters

India

Mainly positive view of the country: 34 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 35 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -6 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 8 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 11

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Tags: India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of Moscow, Russia.
Photographs: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Russia

Mainly positive view of the country: 30 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 40 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 12

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Tags: Russia , India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: Israelis walk on a bridge outside the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv.
Photographs: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Israel

Mainly positive view of the country: 21 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 52 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 0 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 2 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 13

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view from the Tower of the Juche Idea in the North Korean capital Pyongyang.
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

North Korea

Mainly positive view of the country: 19 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 54 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 0 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 14

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India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of the 500-year-old Lahore Fort in Lahore, Pakistan.
Photographs: Mohsin Raza/Reuters

Pakistan

Mainly positive view of the country: 15 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 55 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 15

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Tags: India , Pakistan

India falls in global popularity ranking

Image: A view of residential buildings in north western Tehran, Iran.
Photographs: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Iran

Mainly positive view of the country: 15 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 59 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 16

Tags: Iran , India