Africa: Pew Survey of Opinion about China

Facttank published on 30 September 2019 a summary of a Pew public opinion survey titled "People around the Globe Are Divided in Their Opinions of China" by Laura Silver, Kat Devlin, and Christine Huang.

The Pew Research Center surveyed between 13 May and 29 August 2019 almost 35,000 people in 32 countries, including four (Tunisia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya) in Africa. A median of 41 percent across the 32 countries had a favorable opinion of China, compared with a median of 37 percent who had an unfavorable opinion. The four African countries all viewed China more favorably. In Tunisia, China had a 63 percent favorable rating and 16 percent unfavorable. In Nigeria it was 70 percent favorable and 17 percent unfavorable. In Kenya it was 58 percent favorable and 25 percent unfavorable. In South Africa it was 46 percent favorable and 35 percent unfavorable.