5. Religious importance and religious affiliation
By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
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By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.
Korean American adults are much less likely than adults in South Korea to be religiously unaffiliated or to be Buddhist.
Most Americans say the U.S. should give humanitarian aid to other countries, and majorities endorse aid supporting economic development and democracy.
Adults in Turkey hold generally negative views of international powers and their respective leaders. But of the countries and organizations we asked about, Turks express the most positive attitudes toward the European Union – and a majority now support Turkey becoming an EU member, a change from 2017. As with many aspects of Turkish society, […]
While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
In many countries, the share rating free press or speech as important is larger than the share saying they actually have that freedom.
A median of 28% of adults across 24 countries say they are online almost constantly, and 40% say they use the internet several times a day.
Today, 52% of Americans view the organization favorably, down from 57% in 2023.
Majorities of Americans in both parties say immigrants in the country illegally should not receive state and local government aid.
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