short readOct 26, 2023 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.
short readFeb 28, 2023 Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
short readMar 17, 2023 Anti-Jewish harassment occurred in 94 countries in 2020, up from earlier years Incidents against Jewish people in 2020 ranged from verbal and physical assaults to vandalism of cemeteries and scapegoating for the pandemic.
short readJul 27, 2023 Americans name China as the country posing the greatest threat to the U.S. In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
short readNov 29, 2022 Key findings about COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups around the world in 2020 Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.
short readDec 2, 2020 Iran widely criticized in 14 advanced economies A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.
short readDec 1, 2022 After declining early in the COVID-19 outbreak, immigrant naturalizations in the U.S. are rising again An estimated 940,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens during the 2022 fiscal year. That annual total would be the third-highest on record.
short readNov 15, 2021 41 countries ban religion-related groups; Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’is among the most commonly targeted Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.
short readJan 25, 2022 Four-in-ten countries and territories worldwide had blasphemy laws in 2019 79 countries and territories out of the 198 studied around the world (40%) had laws or policies in 2019 banning blasphemy.
short readSep 30, 2021 Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019 Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.