Dissatisfaction with democracy remains widespread in many nations
Across 12 high-income countries, a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Across 12 high-income countries, a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.
Across 35 countries, most people rate press, speech and internet freedoms as important, but the shares who call these very important range somewhat.
China is named as a top ally in sub-Saharan African and Latin American countries surveyed, but considered a top threat in the Asia-Pacific region.
A median of 62% of adults across 25 surveyed countries say they have a favorable opinion of the EU. Another 32% have an unfavorable view of the organization.
Americans tend to say U.S.-China trade benefits China more, though they’re skeptical that increased tariffs on China will be good for themselves or the U.S.
Across 25 countries, people increasingly view China as the world’s top economy but generally prioritize economic ties with the U.S.
Across 24 nations, a median of 34% have confidence in Trump, while 62% do not. Trump receives lower ratings than Biden did in many countries surveyed.
Macron receives the highest ratings across the 24 countries surveyed, followed by Trump, but views of these two leaders diverge sharply in several nations.
For each destination country, this Appendix tabulates the methods of deriving the religious composition of migrant stocks from various origin countries. We only estimate the religious composition of origin-destination country pairs that appear in the United Nations’ migrant stock database. For example, for Afghanistan, the UN only provides estimates of the number of migrants from […]
A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
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