Many around the world were pessimistic about inequality even before pandemic
Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
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Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, here are five charts that show how people globally see the freedom of the press.
Remittances – money sent by migrants to their home countries – are projected to fall by a record 20% this year.
Our response to the pandemic has included the difficult decision to suspend much of our international survey work until further notice.
People are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and believe that elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
A median of 77% across 34 countries surveyed use the internet at least occasionally or own an internet-enabled smartphone.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
The 69 immigrants and children of immigrants in the 116th Congress claim heritage in 38 countries and are overwhelmingly Democrats.
The U.S. has taken in 3 million of the more than 4 million refugees resettled worldwide since 1980. But in 2017, the U.S. resettled 33,000 refugees, the country’s lowest total since the years following 9/11.
The resettlement of refugees in the U.S. has been fairly consistent across the country since 2002, with no state resettling a majority of them. In fiscal year 2017, no state resettled more than 10% of the 53,716 refugees the nation admitted that year.
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