As Pandemic Continues, More in U.S. and Europe Feel Major Impact on Their Lives
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
Most people in 8 EU countries thought their country – and the bloc as a whole – had done a good job dealing with the pandemic this summer.
The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, people around the world are still concerned by the threat of global climate change.
17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
Most say U.S. is reliable partner, and ratings for Biden are mostly positive – although down significantly from last year.
A median of 66% across eight EU member nations rated the organization positively this summer.
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