Attitudes toward Mr. Obama’s handling of foreign policy are generally positive in the Western European, Asian and African countries surveyed, but opinion is divided in Latin America. Other than Israelis, few in the Middle East have confidence in his leadership.

And the Israelis’ faith in Mr. Obama has grown in recent years. In 2009, 56 percent had confidence in his handling of world affairs; that fell to 49 percent in 2011. But in 2013, confidence in Mr. Obama rebounded as 61 percent trusted his handling of world affairs, and it’s up again in the latest poll to 71 percent.