Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time
Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
Between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who identify with Christianity remained stable at about 2%.
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.
When compared with other wealthy nations, the U.S. is unique in that a large share of its population prays every day.
While the Chinese government asserts that it protects religious freedom, a series of annual Pew Research Center reports on religious restrictions around the globe have detailed government efforts aimed at maintaining strict control over religious beliefs and practices in the country. Two recent events have brought this into focus: China’s agreement with the Vatican on […]
Read five facts about religion in Saudi Arabia — a country that is the birthplace of Islam and, as such, holds special importance for Muslims worldwide.
Sub-Saharan African nations account for nine of the 10 fastest growing international migrant populations since 2010.
Nearly 13 million Syrians are displaced after seven years of conflict in their country. No nation in recent decades has had such a large percentage of its population displaced.
The public unrest that swept across Iran starting in late December began as a protest against poor economic conditions, but it quickly turned into a call for an end to the country’s theocratic regime.
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