Despite global concerns about democracy, more than half of countries are democratic
As of the end of 2017, 57% of 167 countries with populations of at least 500,000 were democracies of some kind, and only 13% were autocracies.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Laura Silver, Senior Researcher Aaron Smith, Associate Director, Research Courtney Johnson, Research Associate Kyle Taylor, Research Analyst Jingjing Jiang, Research Analyst Monica Anderson, Senior Researcher Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research Sara Atske, Assistant Digital Producer James Bell, […]
Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices – increased markedly around the world.
Around the world, more people are unhappy with the state of democracy in their countries than are content. Across 27 countries surveyed, a median of 51% are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is functioning, compared with 45% who are satisfied. Discontent varies somewhat across regions of the globe. Those in the Asia-Pacific region, for […]
Data sources and analytical approaches used in the report are described in this section. First, this appendix provides shares of the populations that are represented in the study and details on the underlying source data. It goes on to explain how household types were categorized based on relationships in household rosters and how household sizes […]
Pew Research Center analyzed data on living arrangements in 130 countries, including 26 in the Asia-Pacific region, 40 in sub-Saharan Africa, 35 in Europe, 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and eight in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the U.S. and Canada, which in this report make up North America. […]