Publics Worldwide Support Right to Criticize Their Government
People should be able to make statements that __ publicly
| Country | Criticize the government’s policies | Are offensive to minority groups | Are offensive to your religion and beliefs | Are sexually explicit | Call for violent protests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | 95% | 67% | 77% | 52% | 44% |
| Canada | 93% | 52% | 64% | 37% | 29% |
| France | 89% | 51% | 53% | 41% | 32% |
| Germany | 93% | 27% | 38% | 23% | 11% |
| Italy | 88% | 32% | 29% | 36% | 30% |
| Poland | 89% | 41% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
| Spain | 96% | 57% | 54% | 70% | 32% |
| UK | 94% | 54% | 57% | 31% | 22% |
| Russia | 72% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| Ukraine | 87% | 18% | 12% | 8% | 8% |
| Turkey | 52% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 24% |
| Jordan | 64% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 13% |
| Lebanon | 98% | 1% | 1% | 34% | 6% |
| Palest. ter. | 74% | 24% | 20% | 17% | 30% |
| Israel | 93% | 36% | 32% | 41% | 15% |
| Australia | 95% | 56% | 62% | 33% | 35% |
| India | 72% | 26% | 28% | 22% | 25% |
| Indonesia | 72% | 23% | 26% | 15% | 22% |
| Japan | 67% | 14% | 24% | 10% | 9% |
| Malaysia | 63% | 27% | 26% | * | 25% |
| Pakistan | 54% | 16% | 20% | 11% | 20% |
| Philippines | 73% | 58% | 59% | 42% | 50% |
| South Korea | 70% | 42% | 51% | 17% | 24% |
| Vietnam | 61% | 34% | 37% | 9% | 20% |
| Argentina | 91% | 49% | 40% | 27% | 21% |
| Brazil | 90% | 48% | 43% | 23% | 20% |
| Chile | 94% | 29% | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| Mexico | 84% | 65% | 56% | 36% | 39% |
| Peru | 76% | 51% | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| Venezuela | 89% | 53% | 51% | 37% | 35% |
| Burkina Faso | 80% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| Ghana | 79% | 41% | 27% | 21% | 17% |
| Kenya | 74% | 42% | 43% | 30% | 30% |
| Nigeria | 71% | 31% | 33% | 22% | 25% |
| Senegal | 60% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 9% |
| South Africa | 64% | 51% | 50% | 36% | 42% |
| Tanzania | 80% | 66% | 40% | 26% | 25% |
| Uganda | 61% | 27% | 17% | 13% | 19% |
* Question not asked in Malaysia.
Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes survey. Q30a-e.