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    4. Citizen behavior and individual rights and equality

    Democracy – which, even in its most minimal form, requires the selection of governments through elections – necessarily relies on the people. Citizens must vote for representatives or policies, and, some would argue, are responsible for being informed and for holding politicians accountable via elections or protests. But, across the 24 countries surveyed, citizen behavior […]

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    3. The United States’ role in world affairs

    To assess how people perceive America’s role on the world stage, we asked respondents to what extent they feel the U.S.: Does the U.S. consider other countries’ interests? A median of 50% across the 23 countries surveyed say the U.S. does not take their country’s interests into account in making international policy decisions, while a […]

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    3. Which country is the world’s top economy?

    Only around a third of the 24 countries surveyed see China as the world’s leading economic power.  Most other countries – including all middle-income countries surveyed – give that title to the U.S. People in Australia, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain – all high-income countries – name China as the world’s top economy. […]

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    4. Views of American soft power

    Many people in 23 countries around the world view American technological achievements, entertainment, universities and military as the best in the world or above average among wealthy nations. Yet, people generally see the U.S. as similar to other wealthy nations on five societal measures tested in the survey: political stability, safety, democracy, religiosity and tolerance. […]

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    4. Confidence in Zelenskyy to handle world affairs

    Views regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are somewhat more mixed than those of Putin: A median of 51% across 24 countries have at least some confidence in Zelenskyy to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while 39% say they have not too much or no confidence at all. In about half of the countries […]

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    2. Overall opinion of Russia

    Across 24 countries surveyed, views of Russia are overwhelmingly negative, with a median of 82% saying they have an unfavorable opinion of the country, compared with 15% who say they have a favorable view. In all but five countries, majorities express an unfavorable view of Russia. In Australia, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the […]

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    5. Confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping

    Confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping to do the right thing regarding world affairs is low across most surveyed nations, with the notable exception of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Majorities in three-quarters of the countries surveyed have little or no confidence in Xi, including Australia, Canada and France where majorities say they have no confidence […]

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    3. Views of Russia and Putin

    Views of Russia and President Vladimir Putin remain broadly negative in 2024. But opinions have warmed slightly since reaching historic lows in 2022.

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