Survey: What the World Thinks about Israel in 2025

IN FOCUS, 4 Aug 2025

Marcus Lu | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service

11 Jul 2025

In a world increasingly shaped by shifting alliances and global conflict, public opinion is a useful measure of diplomatic standing.

In this graphic, we visualize international views on Israel based on a 24 country survey conducted in 2025. The data suggests that Israel faces disapproval across many parts of the globe, with only a handful of nations offering more positive than negative perceptions.

The data for this visualization comes from the Pew Research Center.

It explores attitudes toward Israel across 24 countries, measuring both unfavorable and favorable responses. Median averages show that 62% hold an unfavorable view of Israel, with only 29% expressing favorable opinions. Note that those who did not answer were not shown.

Country	Very Unfavorable (%)	Somewhat Unfavorable (%)	Somewhat Favorable (%)	Very Favorable (%)
Turkey	84	10	4	1
Indonesia	60	19	10	7
Japan	31	48	12	1
Netherlands	45	33	15	4
Spain	46	29	12	6
Sweden	41	35	16	5
Australia	39	36	20	5
Greece	39	33	19	5
Italy	37	29	22	7
Germany	15	49	25	5
France	29	33	24	4
Poland	22	40	14	2
24-country median	—	—	—	—
United Kingdom	31	30	23	7
Mexico	32	29	20	4
Canada	33	27	25	8
South Korea	24	36	26	5
Brazil	14	44	28	4
United States	19	34	31	13
Hungary	20	33	31	5
South Africa	37	15	19	15
Argentina	28	17	20	7
Kenya	25	17	32	19
Nigeria	18	14	35	24
India	17	11	23	11

Türkiye reported the highest share of negative views, with 93% of respondents holding an unfavorable opinion of Israel. This includes a decisive 84% who said they view Israel “very unfavorably.”

International views of Israel are also quite negative throughout most of Europe and Asia, particularly in Indonesia (80% total unfavorable) and Japan (79% total unfavorable).

Reasons for these results likely include support for Palestine, anti-war attitudes, and religious solidarity. Indonesia, for example, has the world’s largest Muslim population in the world.

Countries That View Israel Positively

Only three countries from this survey had a majority of respondents expressing favorable opinions: Nigeria (59%), Kenya (50%), and India (34% favorable vs. 29% unfavorable). These nations stand out as outliers, possibly due to different geopolitical alignments or media narratives. Note that India has the highest share of non-responses, at 37%.

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