Support for legal abortion is widespread in many places, especially in Europe
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
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Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
How close do people feel to others around the world? How much do they want their countries involved in international affairs? How do people’s experiences with travel and feelings of international connectedness relate to their views about the world? A recent 24-nation survey explores these questions.
In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
Asked in spring 2019 which country or group poses the greatest threat to their country in the future, just 6% of Americans named Iran.
Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights.
More countries still name the U.S. as the foremost economic power than say the same of China. And, even in nations that welcome China’s economic growth, few feel similarly about its growing military might.
Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.
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