Laura Silver

67% of U.S. adults express a favorable view of the Israeli people; a much smaller share (48%) says the same about the Israeli government.

As President Joe Biden embarks on his first visit to Israel as president, he does so against an amicable backdrop: A majority of adults in both Israel and the United States have favorable views of the other country and the current state of bilateral relations, though Americans’ views on Israel differ sharply by party and age.

Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.

Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.

Only 13% of Americans think the U.S. garners more respect internationally now than in the past, while 19% think it’s as respected as ever.

There are differences by age in Americans’ attitudes about whether the U.S. should focus more on domestic problems or be more globally active.

Many U.S. adults describe cyberattacks from other countries (71%) and the spread of misinformation online (70%) as major threats to the U.S.

Pew Research Center recently sought to measure what U.S. adults know about geography, foreign leaders, institutions and other issues.

Older Americans, those with more education and men tend to score better on our 12-question quiz about international knowledge. Republicans and Democrats have roughly the same levels of international knowledge, while conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats tend to score better than their more moderate counterparts.

Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.