Six months into the pandemic, the coronavirus is still wreaking havoc on most countries in the world. National responses to COVID-19 dominate the performance benchmarks for world leaders — while some have been truly hurt in the polls, others have shown to have the antibodies to resist most pandemic-fueled popular discontent. Who are the winners and losers in the battle for national political survival in a world upended by the coronavirus? We take a look at the best and worst rated world leaders since February.
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The Graphic Truth: Global leaders winning vs losing on COVID
Alex Kliment
Alex wears a few different caps and tips them all regularly. He writes for the GZERO Daily, works as a field correspondent for GZERO's nationally syndicated TV show GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER, and writes/directs/voices GZERO's award-winning puppet satire show PUPPET REGIME. Prior to joining GZERO, Alex worked as an analyst covering Russia and broader Emerging Markets for Eurasia Group. He has also written for the Financial Times from Washington, DC, and Sao Paulo Brazil. In his spare time, he makes short films and composes scores for long ones. He studied history and Slavic literature at Columbia and has a Master's from Johns Hopkins SAIS. He's a native New Yorker, a long-suffering Mets fan, and owns too many bicycles.
