Key facts about recent trends in global migration
The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
The most common kinds of government restrictions on religion in 2021 included harassment of religious groups and interference in worship.
74% of Americans view the war between Russia and Ukraine as important to U.S. national interests – with 43% describing it as very important.
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
With new 2022 survey results just around the corner, here are five of the many insights from the newly added data available on the database.
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
Americans expect China’s international reputation will suffer because of how the country has handled the coronavirus outbreak.
Our analysis assesses the relationship between Nigerians’ distance to a major Chinese investment in their country and their views toward China.
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