Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Mexicans are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the direction of their country and nearly six-in-ten say those who leave their country for the United States enjoy a better life there. One-in-three would move to the U.S. if they had the opportunity.
Opinion of the U.N. has grown more positive since 2007 in many countries, and nowhere have favorable ratings improved as much as in the U.S.
America’s ratings have risen north of the border, but differences persist over Afghanistan and U.S. economic influence
Many fewer among Muslim publics express confidence in bin Laden or support violence against civilians in defense of Islam