Where most people trust others and where they don’t around the world
Trust tends to be higher in the high-income countries surveyed than in the middle-income ones.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Trust tends to be higher in the high-income countries surveyed than in the middle-income ones.
Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.
In nearly all the countries we surveyed, supporters of the governing party view their economy more positively than nonsupporters.
Majorities in 20 of 25 countries surveyed say their political system needs major changes or complete reform, but many lack confidence this can happen effectively.
People in many countries see at least one party favorably – but in 15 countries, no party we asked about gets positive ratings from a majority of adults.
A median of 28% of adults across 24 countries say they are online almost constantly, and 40% say they use the internet several times a day.
Many religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in 22 countries hold religious or spiritual beliefs, such as in an afterlife or something beyond the natural world.
Religion in a country tends to decline in three transitional stages that unfold across generations, a new paper using Center data proposes.
About a third of Canadians (34%) have a favorable opinion of the United States today. This is down 20 percentage points since last year.
Explore how adults in the U.S. and 35 other countries compare religiously and spiritually when it comes to affiliation, prayer, afterlife beliefs and more.
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