This question set is run every three months. The latest data update is from August 2026.
The data can be downloaded from the chart below. A series of general observations about the trends depicted are available further down this page.
General observations
European attitudes to China
Favourability towards China deteriorated substantially between 2018 and 2023, although it has partially recovered since then. Spanish and Italian attitudes towards China prove to be substantially warmer than those in the other countries surveyed.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 28% favourable, 56% unfavourable
- Danes: 20% favourable, 67% unfavourable
- French: 28% favourable, 55% unfavourable
- Germans: 26% favourable, 61% unfavourable
- Italians: 38% favourable, 40% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 44% favourable, 41% unfavourable
European attitudes to Denmark
As with all the Nordic countries surveyed, Denmark is consistently viewed overwhelmingly favourably.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 86% favourable, 2% unfavourable
- French: 81% favourable, 5% unfavourable
- Germans: 89% favourable, 3% unfavourable
- Italians: 73% favourable, 7% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 77% favourable, 10% unfavourable
European attitudes to Egypt
Attitudes towards Egypt have trended upwards significantly since 2016, although they are still negative overall.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 30% favourable, 46% unfavourable
- Danes: 17% favourable, 60% unfavourable
- French: 32% favourable, 39% unfavourable
- Germans: 25% favourable, 51% unfavourable
- Italians: 18% favourable, 52% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 25% favourable, 48% unfavourable
European attitudes to Finland
As with all the Nordic countries surveyed, Finland is consistently viewed overwhelmingly favourably.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 85% favourable, 2% unfavourable
- Danes: 90% favourable, 2% unfavourable
- French: 81% favourable, 5% unfavourable
- Germans: 89% favourable, 2% unfavourable
- Italians: 75% favourable, 6% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 81% favourable, 7% unfavourable
European attitudes to France
Favourability towards France has remained consistently positive throughout the series, with no clear sustained upward or downward trend.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 64% favourable, 27% unfavourable
- Danes: 80% favourable, 12% unfavourable
- Germans: 71% favourable, 20% unfavourable
- Italians: 51% favourable, 32% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 62% favourable, 27% unfavourable
European attitudes to Germany
Germany is also persistently viewed favourably and generally receives stronger ratings than France.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 77% favourable, 11% unfavourable
- Danes: 90% favourable, 6% unfavourable
- French: 69% favourable, 18% unfavourable
- Italians: 57% favourable, 24% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 72% favourable, 16% unfavourable
European attitudes to India
Favourability towards India deteriorated between 2019 and 2023 and has since recovered somewhat, although attitudes remain negative overall. British attitudes towards India have been notably warmer than those elsewhere.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 37% favourable, 45% unfavourable
- Danes: 26% favourable, 51% unfavourable
- French: 28% favourable, 47% unfavourable
- Germans: 33% favourable, 44% unfavourable
- Italians: 27% favourable, 46% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 20% favourable, 57% unfavourable
European attitudes to Iran
Iran has persistently been among the least favourably viewed countries surveyed. Attitudes have become modestly more negative over time and are now overwhelmingly unfavourable in every country included.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 7% favourable, 79% unfavourable
- Danes: 4% favourable, 84% unfavourable
- French: 6% favourable, 80% unfavourable
- Germans: 7% favourable, 83% unfavourable
- Italians: 7% favourable, 72% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 7% favourable, 82% unfavourable
European attitudes to Israel
Favourability towards Israel has declined markedly since late 2023, doubtless a consequence of the Gaza conflict. The significant dip in mid-2021 was likewise a result of a series of major Israeli strikes on Gaza in May of that year.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 15% favourable, 69% unfavourable
- Danes: 15% favourable, 71% unfavourable
- French: 19% favourable, 62% unfavourable
- Germans: 18% favourable, 69% unfavourable
- Italians: 9% favourable, 75% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 14% favourable, 73% unfavourable
European attitudes to Japan
Japan has been viewed consistently favourably, with ratings strengthening markedly since 2023. It is now the most positively rated country surveyed outside the four Nordic countries.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 79% favourable, 8% unfavourable
- Danes: 75% favourable, 9% unfavourable
- French: 72% favourable, 13% unfavourable
- Germans: 75% favourable, 11% unfavourable
- Italians: 72% favourable, 8% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 77% favourable, 10% unfavourable
European attitudes to Norway
As with all the Nordic countries surveyed, Norway is consistently viewed overwhelmingly favourably.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 88% favourable, 2% unfavourable
- Danes: 95% favourable, 1% unfavourable
- French: 83% favourable, 5% unfavourable
- Germans: 91% favourable, 3% unfavourable
- Italians: 77% favourable, 5% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 81% favourable, 8% unfavourable
European attitudes to Russia
Favourability towards Russia - already low - declined substantially following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and has remained low ever since.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 5% favourable, 86% unfavourable
- Danes: 3% favourable, 92% unfavourable
- French: 12% favourable, 77% unfavourable
- Germans: 16% favourable, 75% unfavourable
- Italians: 17% favourable, 68% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 8% favourable, 83% unfavourable
European attitudes to Saudi Arabia
Attitudes towards Saudi Arabia remain strongly negative, although there has been a modest but sustained improvement since 2023.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 15% favourable, 65% unfavourable
- Danes: 9% favourable, 76% unfavourable
- French: 20% favourable, 58% unfavourable
- Germans: 17% favourable, 67% unfavourable
- Italians: 21% favourable, 51% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 19% favourable, 65% unfavourable
European attitudes to South Africa
Favourability towards South Africa has remained broadly stable throughout the tracker, with attitudes generally divided to negative.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 31% favourable, 46% unfavourable
- Danes: 27% favourable, 42% unfavourable
- French: 31% favourable, 37% unfavourable
- Germans: 35% favourable, 38% unfavourable
- Italians: 30% favourable, 33% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 27% favourable, 44% unfavourable
European attitudes to Sweden
As with all the Nordic countries surveyed, Sweden is consistently viewed overwhelmingly favourably.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 87% favourable, 3% unfavourable
- Danes: 87% favourable, 9% unfavourable
- French: 84% favourable, 4% unfavourable
- Germans: 90% favourable, 4% unfavourable
- Italians: 75% favourable, 7% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 81% favourable, 8% unfavourable
European attitudes to Turkey
Attitudes towards Turkey have trended substantially upwards since this tracker series began in 2016, although they do still remain negative overall.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 38% favourable, 42% unfavourable
- Danes: 20% favourable, 65% unfavourable
- French: 22% favourable, 54% unfavourable
- Germans: 20% favourable, 67% unfavourable
- Italians: 21% favourable, 49% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 27% favourable, 50% unfavourable
European attitudes to the United Kingdom
Favourability towards the UK has consistently lagged behind that of France and Germany overall (except among Italians). Favourability towards the country declined between 2017 and 2021, but has since recovered.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Danes: 72% favourable, 20% unfavourable
- French: 65% favourable, 23% unfavourable
- Germans: 66% favourable, 23% unfavourable
- Italians: 57% favourable, 24% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 56% favourable, 30% unfavourable
European attitudes to the United States
Attitudes towards the United States are highly correlated with the occupier of the Oval Office, with favourability in most countries improving markedly when Joe Biden took office and declining rapidly upon Donald Trump's re-election. Negativity towards the US rose markedly in early 2026, almost certainly in response to Trump's threats against Greenland.
Latest figures, August 2026:
- Britons: 31% favourable, 61% unfavourable
- Danes: 17% favourable, 75% unfavourable
- French: 30% favourable, 58% unfavourable
- Germans: 24% favourable, 67% unfavourable
- Italians: 25% favourable, 61% unfavourable
- Spaniards: 28% favourable, 63% unfavourable