CB Global Data: Bukele leads presidential approval in Latin America; Delcy Rodríguez remains in second-to-last place

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele holds the highest public approval rating among Latin American leaders in June 2026, with 69.1% of citizens viewing his performance positively. This is according to the latest Ranking of Presidents of Latin America by CB Global Data.

Following Bukele, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum ranks second with 65.5% approval, and Costa Rica's President Laura Fernández is third at 56.1%. These three leaders form the top tier of positively evaluated presidents in the region for the analyzed period, which involved surveys conducted between June 2 and June 7, 2026.

The report also identifies other highly-rated leaders, including Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic (54.8%), Santiago Peña of Paraguay (48.3%), and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil (47.6%). These six are classified as the best-performing leaders in terms of public perception.

At the lower end of the spectrum, Javier Milei of Argentina is ranked 13th with 37.9% approval, followed by Gustavo Petro of Colombia (36.5%) and José Raúl Mulino of Panama (36%). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, despite remaining near the bottom with 29.5% approval, registered the largest monthly increase in positive perception, gaining 5.4 percentage points. Conversely, Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia experienced the most significant monthly drop, losing 9.2 percentage points.