Pew Research Center analyzed data on living arrangements in 130 countries, including 26 in the Asia-Pacific region, 40 in sub-Saharan Africa, 35 in Europe, 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and eight in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the U.S. and Canada, which in this report make up North America. […]
Around the world, more people are unhappy with the state of democracy in their countries than are content. Across 27 countries surveyed, a median of 51% are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is functioning, compared with 45% who are satisfied. Discontent varies somewhat across regions of the globe. Those in the Asia-Pacific region, for […]
Japan’s image is quite favorable in most Asian-Pacific nations surveyed and the United States. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives relatively positive marks in the countries surveyed. In 2018, 78% of Japanese have an unfavorable view of China.
In 2018, two-thirds (67%) of Japanese see the U.S. positively, up 10 percentage points from 2017. Just three-in-ten Japanese express faith in President Donald Trump, up 6 percentage points from 2017.
There is a widespread sense in the countries surveyed that China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. In all but two nations, half or more say that China’s power has increased. Among the seven countries asked about in the survey, Russia stands out as the only […]
More countries currently see the United States as the world’s leading economic power than China. This is particularly true in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Few name Japan or the European Union as the world’s leading economic power today. But, while perceptions of current economic leadership are somewhat divided between the U.S. and China, […]