How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve
We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.
While 84% of Americans and 74% of Germans perceived U.S.-German relations as good, their views differed on some international issues.
A median of 48% of people across the 24 countries have a favorable view of Taiwan, compared with a median of 28% who have an unfavorable view.
In 2022, we experimented with a new question in cross-national surveys to capture the international equivalent of U.S. partisan “leaners.”
More than half of adults in 19 of 24 countries surveyed lack confidence in Trump’s leadership on the world stage.
Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they feel they actually are.
Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
Majorities of adults in 18 of 24 countries surveyed this spring rate their nation’s economic situation poorly.
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