Gallup
Favorability of Iran
Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. What is your overall opinion of Iran? Is it very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?
Latest wave fielded February 2 to 16, 2026. Primary source: Gallup trend table: Favorability of Iran.
Trend
- Very favorable
- Mostly favorable
- Mostly unfavorable
- Very unfavorable
- No opinion
Toplines
| Field dates | Very favorable | Mostly favorable | Mostly unfavorable | Very unfavorable | No opinion | Sample (n) | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 to 16, 2026 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 1,001 | ±4 |
| February 3 to 16, 2025 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 7 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 20, 2024 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 5 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 23, 2023 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 2 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 17, 2022 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 2 | -- | -- |
| February 3 to 18, 2021 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 2 | -- | -- |
| February 3 to 16, 2020 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 1 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 10, 2019 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 36 | 3 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 10, 2018 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 36 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 5, 2017 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 3 | -- | -- |
| February 3 to 7, 2016 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 7 | -- | -- |
| February 8 to 11, 2015 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 6 | -- | -- |
| February 6 to 9, 2014 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 7 to 10, 2013 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 48 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 2 to 5, 2012 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 52 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 2 to 5, 2011 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 3, 2010 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 46 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 9 to 12, 2009 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 7 | -- | -- |
| February 11 to 14, 2008 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 45 | 4 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 4, 2007 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 48 | 5 | -- | -- |
| February 6 to 9, 2006 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 6 | -- | -- |
| February 7 to 10, 2005 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 33 | 6 | -- | -- |
| February 9 to 12, 2004 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 31 | 6 | -- | -- |
| March 14 to 15, 2003 (^) | 2 | 11 | 48 | 31 | 8 | -- | -- |
| February 3 to 6, 2003 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 29 | 10 | -- | -- |
| February 4 to 6, 2002 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 5 | -- | -- |
| February 1 to 4, 2001 (^) | 2 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 5 | -- | -- |
| March 8 to 10, 1996 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 46 | 10 | -- | -- |
| August 8 to 11, 1991 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 35 | 9 | -- | -- |
| March 14 to 17, 1991 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 10 | -- | -- |
| January 30 to February 2, 1991 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 8 | -- | -- |
| August 10 to 13, 1989 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 62 | 6 | -- | -- |
| February 28 to March 2, 1989 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 62 | 6 | -- | -- |
Pollster footnotes: ^ Asked of a half sample
Markers in parentheses after a date (^, #, +) are the pollster's own footnotes; their meaning is given in the pollster footnotes. "*" means less than 0.5%; "--" means not asked or not reported.
Sources
- Gallup trend table: Favorability of Iran, accessed October 13, 2026.
- Gallup World Affairs survey, survey methods, accessed October 13, 2026.
Cite
Gallup, "Favorability of Iran," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-fav-iran/.