The president of the US does a lot to set the tone of global politics — and most nations want friendly relations with the world’s most powerful country.

Here are the world leaders who most stand to lose — and to gain — from a Biden presidency: https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Loser: Boris Johnson

Joe Biden warned him during the campaign not to undermine the Good Friday Agreement, while his aides haven’t forgiven the UK prime minister’s unfortunate reference to Barack Obama’s 'part-Kenyan' heritage https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Loser: Vladimir Putin

Moscow has reason to feel glum: while Donald Trump has praised the Russian president’s leadership, Joe Biden has vowed to step up pressure on the Kremlin as part of a pledge to target autocracies and promote human rights https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Loser: Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia fears that the US under a Biden administration will rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, empowering its arch-rival https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Winner: Hassan Rouhani

The Iranian president suffered a huge blow after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the 2018 nuclear deal. Before he steps down next summer, he hopes Joe Biden will return to the historic deal https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Winner: Angela Merkel

Germany is one of the countries that stands to gain the most from a Biden presidency. The country's chancellor, who had a notoriously testy relationship with Trump, noted she remembered 'good meetings and conversations' with Biden https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Winner: Nicolás Maduro

Venezuela’s leftwing president looks set to outlast Donald Trump. His revolutionary socialist government hopes Joe Biden will ease sweeping US sanctions that have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis brought about by years of misrule https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2

Wait and see: Xi Jinping

The Chinese president probably won’t have to worry about sudden US tariff increases or sanctions being slapped on Chinese companies. But in some ways, Beijing will miss Donald Trump. Here's why: https://www.ft.com/content/1e6dd7d8-fa23-447c-80b3-11991c716cf2