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Prior to the first round of presidential elections in Liberia, a majority (55%) of Liberians said they were confident in the honesty of the country's elections and 86% expected a peaceful vote.

Sub-Saharan Africa has thus far avoided the worst of the coronavirus, but the continent remains vulnerable. In 2019, the top 12 populations plagued by health problems were in Africa.

Read about U.S. voter engagement prior to the midterm elections, investors' views on the current investment climate, fears of an Ebola outbreak in the U.S., and more in this week's review.

Slightly more than four in 10 Americans (42%) give the Democratic Party a favorable rating, while the Republican Party has a favorable rating of 35%. Democrats' rating has risen slightly from its November 2014 low of 36%.

Read about Americans' trust in the three branches of government, possible reasons why Asians and Hispanics lack personal doctors, satisfaction with healthcare in Ebola-affected countries, and more in this week's review.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged -10 last week, in line with where it has been the past three weeks, and more positive than it has been for most of 2014.

As noted by my colleague Jeff Jones in his recent review, Americans' collective thought given to this election is lower than has been the case in the two most recent midterm elections in 2010 and 2006. Likewise, enthusiasm and self-reported ...

After reaching a new high for 2014 the week before, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index slipped back to -12 in the U.S., but remains higher than it has been for most of 2014.

For the sixth consecutive year, Gallup's Law and Order Index shows residents of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014 were the least likely in the world to feel secure in their communities.

As the world marks the third annual International Day of Happiness on Friday, people in Latin America are the most likely in the world to experience positive emotions on a daily basis.