India falls in global popularity ranking

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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