Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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 […]
A median of about two-thirds of adults (64%) rate their country’s economic situation poorly.
Though younger people tend to be more internationally oriented than older adults, they differ from one another over how they want their country to engage with the world.
Over three weeks studied, a majority of posts on current events or civic issues (55%) by news influencers were about government, politics or the election.
In 14 countries and territories, immigration accounted for more than 100% of population growth during this period.
Views of the U.S. are much more positive than negative across the countries we surveyed. A 23-nation median of 59% have a favorable view of the U.S., while only 30% have an unfavorable view. Opinion of the U.S. is especially positive in Poland and Israel, where the shares who rate the U.S. favorably are the […]
Indians were also asked to evaluate the influence of six other countries. Of the countries asked about, the U.S. is most likely to be seen as having become more influential, with about half of Indians saying they see the United States’ influence in the world in recent years getting stronger. In contrast, 14% say that […]
When comparing world leaders associated with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it is clear there is more confidence in the Ukrainian, American, French and German leaders than the Russian one. In fact, in 17 of the 24 countries surveyed, Zelenskyy or Biden garner the highest confidence ratings across the five leaders tested. These include French President Macron, […]
Americans express less concern than in the spring about Ukraine being defeated by Russia and about the war expanding into other countries.
The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending.
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