Across 25 countries, a median of 45% have confidence in Zelenskyy, while an identical share do not. Ratings vary widely, from 85% confidence in Sweden to 19% in Greece.
Negative views of religion’s influence on society are fairly common among religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in the 22 countries we analyzed.
We asked people in 35 countries about the influence of specific religious texts on their national laws. The texts in question varied by country: For example, adults in predominantly Christian countries were asked about the influence of the Bible. And in Muslim-majority countries, they were asked about the influence of the Quran. In most middle-income […]
We asked respondents whether they approve or disapprove of how U.S. President Joe Biden is dealing with five major international concerns. Adults in some countries, including Kenya, Poland and Thailand, hold more positive assessments of how Biden has handled these five concerns. On the other hand, people in Tunisia and Turkey rate Biden extremely negatively […]
A 72% median across 25 nations say the spread of false information online is a major threat to their country. Majorities hold this view in 24 of the countries surveyed.
Our survey finds that many people worldwide see room for improvement when it comes to how political parties, and especially elected officials, represent them. A median of just over four-in-ten say there is no political party in their country that represents their views, and very few feel elected officials care what people like them think. […]
Many religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in 22 countries hold religious or spiritual beliefs, such as in an afterlife or something beyond the natural world.