From what I’ve seen around the world:
South of Europe - ie. France, Spain, Italy - a lot of respect and status.
The further north you go, the less respect. Didn’t know it’s so bad in Sweden, but recently heard the Swedes are now ‘ashamed of flying’, due to environmental concerns, so I kind of see they do not love pilots.
Eastern Europe - quite bit of respect, Especially among LCC/holiday charter PAX. Legacy pax are less ave struck.
India - rock star status, you gotta see it to believe it...