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India falls in global popularity ranking

Last updated on: May 24, 2013 12:51 IST
A view of Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, France.

While Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service, view of India has fallen sharply around the globe over the last year, according to BBC.

The poll was conducted for the BBC by GlobeScan and Pipa, who conducted face-to-face and telephone interviews with randomly selected people, mainly in urban centres, in 25 countries around the globe, it says.

Let's have a look and see where India and other countries rank in global popularity.

Source: BBC

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Life-size 'Barbie Dreamhouse' of Mattel's Barbie dolls in Berlin, Germany.

Germany

Mainly positive view of the country: 59 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 15 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 3 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 1

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Snowboarders ride a chair lift during night skiing on Grouse Mountain with the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, down below in Canada.

Canada

Mainly positive view of the country: 55 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 13 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 2

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A view of Piccadilly Circus in central London, United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom

Mainly positive view of the country: 55 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 18 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 4 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -2 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 3

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Visitors look at landscaped fields of Shibazakura flowers at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, in Japan.

Japan

Mainly positive view of the country: 51 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 27 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -7 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 6 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 4

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A view of the Justice Hall in Paris, France.

France

Mainly positive view of the country: 49 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 21 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 5

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Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium.

The European Union

Mainly positive view of the country: 49 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 24 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: -1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 6

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A view of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

The United States

Mainly positive view of the country: 45 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 34 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 1 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 7

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A view of Yintai Centre, left, and China World Trade Centre Tower III, right, in Beijing's central business district, China.

China

Mainly positive view of the country: 42 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 39 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -8 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 8 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 8

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People exit a subway station in the Gangnam area of Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea

Mainly positive view of the country: 36 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 31 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 9

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A view of Saint Georges Street in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa

Mainly positive view of the country: 35 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 30 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -2 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 5 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 10

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Tourists carry earthen pitchers on their heads as they participate in the 'Matka Race' competition at Ladera village, near Bikaner city, in Rajasthan.

India

Mainly positive view of the country: 34 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 35 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -6 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 8 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 11

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A view of Moscow, Russia.

Russia

Mainly positive view of the country: 30 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 40 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 12

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Israelis walk on a bridge outside the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv.

Israel

Mainly positive view of the country: 21 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 52 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 0 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 2 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 13

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A view from the Tower of the Juche Idea in the North Korean capital Pyongyang.

North Korea

Mainly positive view of the country: 19 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 54 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: 0 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 14

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A view of the 500-year-old Lahore Fort in Lahore, Pakistan.

Pakistan

Mainly positive view of the country: 15 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 55 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 15

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A view of residential buildings in north western Tehran, Iran.

Iran

Mainly positive view of the country: 15 per cent

Mainly negative view of the country: 59 per cent

Change in positive since 2012: -1 per cent

Change in negative since 2012: 4 per cent

Global rank in popularity: 16