As Pandemic Continues, More in U.S. and Europe Feel Major Impact on Their Lives
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
“Saddened, hurt, disgusted,” one woman in her 50s said. “Never thought I would see anything like this in my life.”
At the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s annual forum on Dec. 15, 2020, Director of Global Attitudes Research Richard Wike presented the results of an invitation-only poll of forum attendees about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts, the state of the global economy, the future of work, and cooperation between countries.
Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.
A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.
Most people in 8 EU countries thought their country – and the bloc as a whole – had done a good job dealing with the pandemic this summer.
A median of 66% across eight EU member nations rated the organization positively this summer.
Here is a look at how people in 14 advanced economies viewed the organization, based on surveys conducted in June through August.
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.