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she remained the third most admired woman in the world according to the annual Gallup poll
This misattributes a global ranking to Gallup. Gallup’s “Most Admired” poll surveys Americans, while Queen Elizabeth II’s 2021 third-place worldwide ranking came from YouGov’s international survey.
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Gallup’s Most Admired poll is not a worldwide ranking. Gallup says its annual survey asks Americans to name the man and woman “living anywhere in the world” whom they admire most. In Gallup’s 2020 writeup, it explicitly says: “Americans are most likely to name” the winners, and it notes that Queen Elizabeth II’s 2020 top-10 finish was her 52nd.
The 2021 claim that Elizabeth was the third most admired woman in the world comes from a different poll entirely: YouGov’s international survey. YouGov’s official 2021 results say Queen Elizabeth II was “third placed” among women and that the study surveyed more than 42,000 people in 38 countries and territories.
So the post mixes together Gallup’s U.S.-based poll with YouGov’s global 2021 ranking. The world ranking is not “according to the annual Gallup poll.”
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- Donald Trump, Michelle Obama Most Admired in 2020
Gallup says: “Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020.” It also says Gallup asks “Americans to name, without prompting, which man living anywhere in the world they admire most,” and notes that “Queen Elizabeth's top 10 finish this year is her 52nd.”
- World's most admired 2021
YouGov’s 2021 international survey says: “Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie continues to be the world’s second-most admired woman, ahead of third placed British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.” It adds: “This year’s study surveyed more than 42,000 people in 38 countries and territories to compile the list.”