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Favorability of the Palestinian Territories

Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. What is your overall opinion of the Palestinian territories? 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 the Palestinian Territories.

Trend

Favorability of the Palestinian Territories: trendLine chart of 27 survey waves from 2000 Jan 25-26 to 2026 Feb 2-16. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%20052010201520202025Year of fieldworkPercentVery favorable, January 25 to 26, 2000: 3%Very favorable, February 1 to 4, 2001: 4%Very favorable, February 4 to 6, 2002: 3%Very favorable, February 3 to 6, 2003: 1%Very favorable, February 9 to 12, 2004: 2%Very favorable, February 7 to 10, 2005: 3%Very favorable, February 6 to 9, 2006: 1%Very favorable, February 1 to 4, 2007: 2%Very favorable, February 11 to 14, 2008: 1%Very favorable, February 9 to 12, 2009: 1%Very favorable, February 1 to 3, 2010: 3%Very favorable, February 2 to 5, 2011: 3%Very favorable, February 2 to 5, 2012: 3%Very favorable, February 7 to 10, 2013: 3%Very favorable, February 6 to 9, 2014: 3%Very favorable, February 8 to 11, 2015: 3%Very favorable, February 3 to 7, 2016: 4%Very favorable, February 1 to 5, 2017: 3%Very favorable, February 1 to 10, 2018: 3%Very favorable, February 1 to 10, 2019: 3%Very favorable, February 3 to 16, 2020: 4%Very favorable, February 3 to 18, 2021: 5%Very favorable, February 1 to 17, 2022: 4%Very favorable, February 1 to 23, 2023: 6%Very favorable, February 1 to 20, 2024: 4%Very favorable, February 3 to 16, 2025: 8%Very favorable, February 2 to 16, 2026: 11%Mostly favorable, January 25 to 26, 2000: 18%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 4, 2001: 18%Mostly favorable, February 4 to 6, 2002: 11%Mostly favorable, February 3 to 6, 2003: 12%Mostly favorable, February 9 to 12, 2004: 13%Mostly favorable, February 7 to 10, 2005: 24%Mostly favorable, February 6 to 9, 2006: 10%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 4, 2007: 14%Mostly favorable, February 11 to 14, 2008: 13%Mostly favorable, February 9 to 12, 2009: 14%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 3, 2010: 17%Mostly favorable, February 2 to 5, 2011: 16%Mostly favorable, February 2 to 5, 2012: 16%Mostly favorable, February 7 to 10, 2013: 12%Mostly favorable, February 6 to 9, 2014: 16%Mostly favorable, February 8 to 11, 2015: 14%Mostly favorable, February 3 to 7, 2016: 15%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 5, 2017: 21%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 10, 2018: 18%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 10, 2019: 18%Mostly favorable, February 3 to 16, 2020: 19%Mostly favorable, February 3 to 18, 2021: 25%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 17, 2022: 23%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 23, 2023: 20%Mostly favorable, February 1 to 20, 2024: 14%Mostly favorable, February 3 to 16, 2025: 24%Mostly favorable, February 2 to 16, 2026: 26%Mostly unfavorable, January 25 to 26, 2000: 36%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 4, 2001: 39%Mostly unfavorable, February 4 to 6, 2002: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 3 to 6, 2003: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 9 to 12, 2004: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 7 to 10, 2005: 43%Mostly unfavorable, February 6 to 9, 2006: 49%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 4, 2007: 46%Mostly unfavorable, February 11 to 14, 2008: 47%Mostly unfavorable, February 9 to 12, 2009: 43%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 3, 2010: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 2 to 5, 2011: 45%Mostly unfavorable, February 2 to 5, 2012: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 7 to 10, 2013: 47%Mostly unfavorable, February 6 to 9, 2014: 39%Mostly unfavorable, February 8 to 11, 2015: 43%Mostly unfavorable, February 3 to 7, 2016: 41%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 5, 2017: 41%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 10, 2018: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 10, 2019: 46%Mostly unfavorable, February 3 to 16, 2020: 44%Mostly unfavorable, February 3 to 18, 2021: 41%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 17, 2022: 40%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 23, 2023: 41%Mostly unfavorable, February 1 to 20, 2024: 41%Mostly unfavorable, February 3 to 16, 2025: 37%Mostly unfavorable, February 2 to 16, 2026: 33%Very unfavorable, January 25 to 26, 2000: 16%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 4, 2001: 24%Very unfavorable, February 4 to 6, 2002: 32%Very unfavorable, February 3 to 6, 2003: 29%Very unfavorable, February 9 to 12, 2004: 32%Very unfavorable, February 7 to 10, 2005: 19%Very unfavorable, February 6 to 9, 2006: 29%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 4, 2007: 29%Very unfavorable, February 11 to 14, 2008: 28%Very unfavorable, February 9 to 12, 2009: 30%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 3, 2010: 26%Very unfavorable, February 2 to 5, 2011: 25%Very unfavorable, February 2 to 5, 2012: 28%Very unfavorable, February 7 to 10, 2013: 30%Very unfavorable, February 6 to 9, 2014: 27%Very unfavorable, February 8 to 11, 2015: 29%Very unfavorable, February 3 to 7, 2016: 27%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 5, 2017: 27%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 10, 2018: 27%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 10, 2019: 24%Very unfavorable, February 3 to 16, 2020: 29%Very unfavorable, February 3 to 18, 2021: 24%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 17, 2022: 25%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 23, 2023: 27%Very unfavorable, February 1 to 20, 2024: 31%Very unfavorable, February 3 to 16, 2025: 20%Very unfavorable, February 2 to 16, 2026: 20%No opinion, January 25 to 26, 2000: 27%No opinion, February 1 to 4, 2001: 15%No opinion, February 4 to 6, 2002: 10%No opinion, February 3 to 6, 2003: 14%No opinion, February 9 to 12, 2004: 9%No opinion, February 7 to 10, 2005: 11%No opinion, February 6 to 9, 2006: 10%No opinion, February 1 to 4, 2007: 9%No opinion, February 11 to 14, 2008: 11%No opinion, February 9 to 12, 2009: 12%No opinion, February 1 to 3, 2010: 10%No opinion, February 2 to 5, 2011: 11%No opinion, February 2 to 5, 2012: 9%No opinion, February 7 to 10, 2013: 8%No opinion, February 6 to 9, 2014: 15%No opinion, February 8 to 11, 2015: 11%No opinion, February 3 to 7, 2016: 13%No opinion, February 1 to 5, 2017: 7%No opinion, February 1 to 10, 2018: 8%No opinion, February 1 to 10, 2019: 9%No opinion, February 3 to 16, 2020: 4%No opinion, February 3 to 18, 2021: 6%No opinion, February 1 to 17, 2022: 7%No opinion, February 1 to 23, 2023: 6%No opinion, February 1 to 20, 2024: 10%No opinion, February 3 to 16, 2025: 11%No opinion, February 2 to 16, 2026: 11%
  • Very favorable
  • Mostly favorable
  • Mostly unfavorable
  • Very unfavorable
  • No opinion
Source: Gallup; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Favorability of the Palestinian Territories: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesVery favorableMostly favorableMostly unfavorableVery unfavorableNo opinionSample (n)Margin of error
February 2 to 16, 202611263320111,001±4
February 3 to 16, 2025824372011----
February 1 to 20, 2024414413110----
February 1 to 23, 202362041276----
February 1 to 17, 202242340257----
February 3 to 18, 202152541246----
February 3 to 16, 202041944294----
February 1 to 10, 201931846249----
February 1 to 10, 201831844278----
February 1 to 5, 201732141277----
February 3 to 7, 2016415412713----
February 8 to 11, 2015314432911----
February 6 to 9, 2014316392715----
February 7 to 10, 201331247308----
February 2 to 5, 201231644289----
February 2 to 5, 2011316452511----
February 1 to 3, 2010317442610----
February 9 to 12, 2009114433012----
February 11 to 14, 2008113472811----
February 1 to 4, 200721446299----
February 6 to 9, 2006110492910----
February 7 to 10, 2005324431911----
February 9 to 12, 200421344329----
February 3 to 6, 2003112442914----
February 4 to 6, 2002311443210----
February 1 to 4, 2001 (^)418392415----
January 25 to 26, 2000318361627----

Pollster footnotes: ^ Asked of a half sample; * Less than 0.5%; ** Before 2025, question read, "The Palestinian Authority"

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

  1. Gallup trend table: Favorability of the Palestinian Territories, accessed October 13, 2026.
  2. Gallup World Affairs survey, survey methods, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Gallup, "Favorability of the Palestinian Territories," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-fav-palestinian-territories/.