Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
A third of the 198 countries studied had a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion in 2012. About three-in-ten countries had a high or very high level of government restrictions on religion, roughly the same as in 2011.
Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2014 — The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. A third (33%) of the 198 countries and territories included in the study had high religious hostilities […]
Members of the Council on Foreign Relations, like the general public, believe that the U.S. global power has declined; 62% say the United States plays a less powerful and important role than it did a decade ago. Four years ago, 44% said the United States had become less powerful and in 2001, just before 9/11, […]
Selected Reports from the Spring 2013 Pew Global Attitudes Survey Saudi Arabia’s Image Falters among Middle East Neighbors, October 17, 2013 UN Retains Strong Global Image, September 17, 2013 Tunisians Disaffected with Leaders as Conditions Worsen, September 12, 2013 Muslim Publics Share Concerns about Extremist Groups, September 10, 2013 Global Opinion of Russia Mixed, September […]