Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World
Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to believe in God.
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Sortable table: Religious diversity by country, 2010-2020
This sortable table shows religious diversity scores for countries and territories in 2010 and 2020.
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U.S. stands out globally in how it draws legislative districts
Among 107 democracies, we found that only one other country uses the same redistricting approach as the U.S.
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3. Would electing more officials from different backgrounds improve policy?
Many people generally believe that policies in their country would improve if the types of people in politics changed. Having more women, young adults or people from poor backgrounds in office are seen as beneficial, especially by people on the political left. Fewer expect positive change to come from having more businesspeople, labor union members […]
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1. Religious switching into and out of Christianity
Read about where Christianity has had the largest net losses, and how those who’ve left Christianity now identify religiously.
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1. Views of China and Xi Jinping
Across the 35 countries we surveyed, more have unfavorable views of China than favorable ones. The same is true when it comes to Chinese President Xi Jinping: People mostly lack confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs. But opinions vary widely across regions and across levels of economic development. For example, […]
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Geographic spotlights: A closer look at 4 migration stories
Read our deep-dive on religious migration trends in Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, India and the United States.
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1. Overall opinion of the U.S.
Views of the U.S. are much more positive than negative across the countries we surveyed. A 23-nation median of 59% have a favorable view of the U.S., while only 30% have an unfavorable view. Opinion of the U.S. is especially positive in Poland and Israel, where the shares who rate the U.S. favorably are the […]
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Americans name China as the country posing the greatest threat to the U.S.
In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
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People broadly view the EU favorably, both in member states and elsewhere
Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
