Overview
- CB Global Data’s October wave, fielded Oct. 5–8, ranked 18 Latin American presidents and put Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum first with a 69.3% positive image.
- El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele (68.3%) and Dominican Republic’s Luis Abinader (51.9%) placed second and third while many other leaders clustered below 50% approval.
- Argentina’s president Javier Milei registered 36.1% approval and 59% disapproval, keeping him 14th of 18 and in the lower regional quartile.
- Monthly changes were small in many cases: Milei rose 0.6 points from September, Panama’s José Raúl Mulino gained 4.4 points, and Peru’s Keiko Fujimori fell 6.1 points.
- The study used an online CAWI method with national samples of about 1,959–3,911 respondents and country margins of error around 1.6–2.2 points, so analysts warn against overinterpreting modest shifts.