In 2018, the Dominican Republic registered the most positive perception of the United States in Latin America. When asked how they would describe their perception of the U.S., almost 84 percent of respondents in the D.R. answered they had either a good or a very good view of the United States. Mexico, on the other hand, showed the lowest positive perception of its northern neighbor throughout the Latin American region, with only 43 percent of the people interviewed saying they saw the U.S. in a positive light.
Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country
Figures were calculated by Statista based on the source's data.
Figures represent the share of respondents who answered they had either a "good" or a "very good" view of the United States.
The original question posed during the survey was: "¿Tiene Ud. una muy buena, buena, mala o muy mala opinión sobre Estados Unidos?".
The wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Population in Latin America Who Had a Positive Perception of The United States as of November 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of population in Latin America who had a positive perception of the United States as of November 2018, by country [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, November 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/807013/latam-perception-united-states-country/