5. Religiously unaffiliated migrants around the world
Religiously unaffiliated people are underrepresented among migrants, making up 13% of migrants but 23% of the global population.
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2. Factors seen as contributing to economic inequality
People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: Rich people’s political influence A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads to economic inequality a great deal in their country. Majorities hold this opinion in 31 nations and in at […]
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2. Global migration change, 1990-2020
Migration outpaced global population growth by 83% to 47% from 1990-2020. Buddhist and Muslim migrants more than doubled in number during this time.
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4. Spiritual and religious practices
Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by country.
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2. Asian American immigrants’ views of quality of life in the U.S.
The survey asked Asian immigrants about their views of life in the United States and how it compares with their country of origin. Majorities say the U.S. is better on nearly all qualities asked about in the survey, and about three-quarters say they would choose to come to the U.S. if they could do it […]
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China’s Approach to Foreign Policy Gets Largely Negative Reviews in 24-Country Survey
A median of 76% of adults in the 24 countries surveyed say China does not take into account the interests of other countries in its foreign policy. Majorities in most countries also say China does not contribute to global peace and stability.
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Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
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Methodology
About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our international survey methodology and […]
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Identifying partisan ‘leaners’ in cross-national surveys
In 2022, we experimented with a new question in cross-national surveys to capture the international equivalent of U.S. partisan “leaners.”
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Representative Democracy Remains a Popular Ideal, but People Around the World Are Critical of How It’s Working
A 24-country survey finds a median of 59% are dissatisfied with how their democracy is functioning, and 74% think elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
