Perception of the U.S. among Latin Americans, by country 2018

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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Dominican Republic	83.6%
Ecuador	76.2%
Panama	74.5%
Costa Rica	73.4%
Honduras	72%
Nicaragua	70.3%
Brazil	69.4%
Colombia	68.5%
Chile	67.5%
Paraguay	64.4%
Average	62.9%
Venezuela	62%
El Salvador	62%
Guatemala	58.2%
Peru	55.6%
Uruguay	49.9%
Bolivia	45.7%
Argentina	44.7%
Mexico	42.9%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

As of November 2018

Number of respondents

Approx. 1,000-1,200 respondents per country

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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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