The leadership of the United Nations has more fans than critics worldwide, netting more approval than disapproval in 106 out of 126 countries Gallup surveys. Residents of countries in the Middle East and North Africa -- and the U.S. -- were among its sharpest critics; nearly half or more disapproved.
Ratings down in three nations Obama will visit on his five-day tour
March 17, 2011
Majorities in Chile (67%), El Salvador (61%), and Brazil (55%) -- the three nations President Barack Obama plans to visit on his tour of Latin America -- approve of his job performance, but ratings are down in each country and elsewhere in the region.
At the Obama administration's halfway mark, approval of U.S. leadership worldwide is still higher than during the Bush administration's last years. Across 116 countries, median approval of U.S. leadership in 2010 stood at 47% -- relatively unchanged from the 49% median across 111 countries in 2009.
Less than half of Americans (45%) say what happens in Egypt is vitally important to U.S.
February 9, 2011
Less than half of Americans (45%) say what happens in Egypt is vitally important to the U.S., putting Egypt 9th out of 12 countries Gallup asked Americans to rate on this dimension. China ranks first by a wide margin, with 7 in 10 Americans saying what happens there is vitally important to the U.S.
U.S. leadership approval fell significantly in half of the 18 Latin American countries Gallup surveyed in 2010, taking the largest hits in Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, and Honduras. Median approval fell to 44% in 2010 from 51% in 2009, but still remains up from 35% in 2008.
While headlines often focus on Hispanics' desire to migrate to the U.S., Gallup's study finds more than one in seven U.S. Hispanics -- or an estimated 4 million adults -- would leave the U.S. permanently if they had the opportunity. Only half say they would like to move to a Latin American country.
Two-thirds do not think governments make paperwork, permits easy enough
October 22, 2010
Across 20 Latin American countries, a median of 66% of residents say their governments do not make paperwork and permits easy enough for prospective business owners. Half (50%) do not believe business owners can trust government to allow their businesses to make a lot of money.
Nearly three times as many Chinese and Indians say the same
June 7, 2010
Amid an ongoing debate in the U.S. on immigration from Mexico, Gallup estimates 6.2 million Mexican adults would like to move permanently to the United States if given the chance. That number is significantly less than the estimated 22.9 million adults who would come from China and 17.1 million from India.
Among those who know about physical abuse, 3 in 10 say authorities notified
June 4, 2010
Gallup surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean find a median of about one in five residents say they know of a child who has been beaten or physically mistreated by a family member in the past 30 days; a median of 68% of these respondents say this abuse was not reported.
Gallup surveys suggest illicit drug trafficking is common in communities throughout much of Latin America, including those in well-developed countries, and many residents see the problem as getting worse.
