The Whole World Pretty Much Despises Putin and Russia, Survey Finds

Russian President Vladimir Putin isn't winning any popularity contests, at least not outside his country.

According to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday, both Russia and its leader are held in low regard around the world. The poll, which surveyed 45,435 respondents from 39 countries, found that a median of only 30 percent view Russia favorably, while a median of just 24 percent have faith in Putin to "do the right thing regarding world affairs."

The strongest opposition to Putin is in Spain, where 92 percent of respondents said they had no confidence in his handling of world issues. Poland, France and Ukraine are also very critical of the Russian president. In the U.S. 75 percent of respondents view Putin unfavorably.

International human rights groups have criticized Russia's harsh anti-LGBT laws that Putin enforces, which include a ban on promoting “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relationships” to children.

Only in Vietnam -- which recently joined the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union -- and China did more than half of respondents (70 percent and 54 percent, respectively) report having confidence in Putin to do the right thing on the global stage.

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