What Can Improve Democracy?
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
A median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say children in their country will be worse off than their parents financially when they grow up.
Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.
A new survey, along with a related series of focus groups, shows the many nuanced views Black Americans hold about science.
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.
In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.
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