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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
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.
Despite an uptick in positive views of the economy in some places, many say that children will be worse off financially than their parents.
We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
Most would welcome government-sponsored job training and other interventions.
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
Publics disagree about whether restrictions on public activity, such as stay-at-home orders or mandates to wear masks in public, have gone far enough to combat COVID-19.
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
Indians see religious tolerance as a central part of who they are as a nation. Across the major religious groups, most people say it is very important to respect all religions to be “truly Indian.”
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