International Views of China Turn Slightly More Positive
People in many of 25 surveyed nations increasingly see China as the world’s top economic power.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
People in many of 25 surveyed nations increasingly see China as the world’s top economic power.
Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.
Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they feel they actually are.
People in sub-Saharan Africa are typically among the most likely to say that religion is very important in their lives.
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
A median of 62% of adults across 25 surveyed countries say they have a favorable opinion of the EU. Another 32% have an unfavorable view of the organization.
Large majorities in nearly all 35 nations surveyed say China has a great deal or a fair amount of influence on their country’s economic conditions.
Ahead of the June 2025 NATO summit, international views of Putin and Russia remain negative, while Zelenskyy gets mixed ratings overall.
International views of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are much more negative than positive.
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