Most widely hated countries on earth

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India and Pakistan too (even if this isn’t a common phenomenon outside India and Pakistan).

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I don't think the US is anywhere close to the top here. And if so, it would be pretty disappointing.

I wouldn't call the US a hegemon but it isn't far off, and it's enjoyed that status for decades. This means it will loom larger in the average foreigner's mind than, say, North Korea.

For this reason alone, it has to be either #1 or very close to it. If Wales started a genocide tomorrow, most people would not be aware of it for long enough for it to change their perceptions of the country.

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Russia certainly doesn't look like it's first.
EDIT: Actually, scratch that. Hate is different from disapproval and the depth of the dislike for Russia is likely high enough now that it overtakes anti-Americanism outside the West.

The poll was about whether people wanted their governments to cut ties with or sanction Russia, not whether they liked it or not. I suspect most of the people who dislike the US, for instance, do not want economic sanctions placed on all goods or services coming from the US.