Overview
- CB Global Data’s online survey of 51,350 adults placed Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum first with 69.8% positive image and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele a close second at 69.5%, marking Sheinbaum’s third month leading the regional ranking.
- The poll was carried out Nov. 4–9 across 18 countries with per-country samples between about 1,930 and 3,931 respondents and margins of error of roughly 1.6–2.2 points, which means small month-to-month shifts should be read with caution.
- Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recorded the largest monthly gain, rising 5.1 points to 50.4% after his Oct. 25 re-election, a post‑election boost that the survey captured in early November.
- Paraguay’s Santiago Peña fell to last place with 24.7% approval after an 18.2-point drop that coincided with the collapse of Ueno Bank, his removal from office, and related criminal scrutiny.
- Beyond rankings, the results highlight that short-term events—elections, banking failures and legal actions—can rapidly change leaders’ public images and influence political stability and public trust in affected countries.