In many countries, views of the national economy are closely related to partisanship
In nearly all the countries we surveyed, supporters of the governing party view their economy more positively than nonsupporters.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
In nearly all the countries we surveyed, supporters of the governing party view their economy more positively than nonsupporters.
Republicans are less likely than last year to say Russia is an enemy and to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself.
Africa is the only world region where the fertility rate is currently higher than the global replacement-level fertility.
The share of people who retain their childhood religious identity in adulthood varies across religious categories.
Across 24 countries, more people have a positive view of the United States than of China.
Most Americans think there’s something spiritual beyond the natural world. Most also believe in heaven and hell, but these views are less widespread. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Economic optimism remains low in South Africa but is improving. Adults there increasingly see China favorably and value economic ties with China.
This section describes the methods used to estimate religious composition at the country level, regionally and globally; our procedures for measuring religious groups’ demographic characteristics and their religious “switching” rates; as well as methodological challenges that we considered in some countries. The final section lists the 201 countries and territories that make up each of […]
Ahead of the June 2025 NATO summit, international views of Putin and Russia remain negative, while Zelenskyy gets mixed ratings overall.
Most people in sub-Saharan Africa are Christian. Christians and Muslims grew rapidly in number in the region from 2010 to 2020.
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