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.
Looking at household living arrangements in 130 countries and territories may shed light on how coronavirus-related quarantines are being felt.
Asked in spring 2019 which country or group poses the greatest threat to their country in the future, just 6% of Americans named Iran.
As President Trump gears up to deliver his 2020 State of the Union address, respondents in many countries disapprove of his foreign policies.
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.
Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
In the United States, 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied.
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