United States Image Remains Mostly Favorable Across Latin America Zachary Dyer - Tico Times
go to original July 19, 2013

Latin American respondents said that the United States exerted greater influence over their countries than the Chinese but viewed Chinese acts more positively. (Pew Research Center)

Recent allegations that the United States National Security Agency may have been spying on several Latin American countries has done little to improve the U.S.’s image abroad, but a new report from the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project shows that Uncle Sam has retained a favorable public image across the region.

U.S. public image is especially strong in El Salvador (79 percent), Brazil (73 percent), Chile (68 percent) and Mexico (66 percent). Brazilians and Mexicans in particular saw a notable spike in their favorable view of the United States.

Argentina remains the Latin American country with the lowest approval of the U.S., coming in at 41 percent. The report noted, however, that while a majority of Argentines surveyed did not have a favorable view of the superpower, the 41 percent is a large improvement over the 16 percent approval rating recorded in 2007.

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