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Angela MerkelvsBarack Obama

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Angela Merkel

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)

GermanyPolitics

Global rank
#2,788,718
Editorial score
81.4
Confidence
70%
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Barack Obama

president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)

United StatesPolitics

Global rank
#479,431
Editorial score
88
Confidence
70%
I think I am closer to Barack ObamaI think I am closer to the averageSee methodology

Signal breakdown

  • 93Achievement96
  • 79Impact91
  • 79Notability94
  • 78Public sentiment78
  • 94Source quality94
  • 47Economic reach54
  • 72Stability72

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