Residents of Qatar and Oman are the most optimistic about their economies of 16 countries Gallup surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Residents of Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories, and Bahrain are among the least optimistic.
Young women and men equally likely to express entrepreneurial intentions
June 30, 2011
A median of one in five Africans aged 15 to 24 who are not already business owners say they plan to start their own business in the next 12 months, according to Gallup surveys in 27 African countries and areas. Young African women are as likely as young men to report planning to launch a business.
Potential migrants in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria particularly drawn to France
April 29, 2011
Twenty-six percent of North African adults said they would choose to move to another country permanently if they could, even before unrest in North Africa prompted thousands to flee to other countries. Fourteen percent who want to migrate said they planned to move in the next year.
Majorities in 19 out of 124 countries "thriving," mostly in Europe and the Americas
April 19, 2011
Gallup's global wellbeing surveys from 2010 reveal that a median of 21% across 124 countries were "thriving" last year, based on how people rated their lives at the current time and in the next five years. The percentage who were thriving ranged from a high of 72% in Denmark to a low of 1% in Chad.
Last fall, 41% of respondents said they had trouble affording shelter in the past year
March 31, 2011
As anti-government protests continue in Bahrain, recent surveys reveal the country's housing shortage is among the public's most pressing economic concerns. In October 2010, 41% of adults surveyed in Bahrain said there were times in the past year when they did not have enough money to pay for adequate shelter.
Many young Arabs less likely to say leaders harness their talents
February 9, 2011
Young people in several Arab countries became less likely in 2010 to believe their leadership fully uses their human capital. Young Egyptians' perceptions experienced one of the largest declines: fewer than 3 in 10 say Egypt's leadership maximizes youth potential, down from almost 4 in 10 in 2009.
Those planning to start a business in the next 12 months more likely to be employed
November 17, 2010
Young people in the Arab League are nearly four times as likely as those in North America or Europe to plan to start businesses in the next year, according to 2010 findings from The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs.
Approval fell significantly between 2009 and 2010 in 6 of 10 countries
September 30, 2010
Approval of U.S. leadership is now similar or lower than what it was in 2008 in several of the Middle East and North African countries Gallup surveyed in 2010. Egypt, Syria, and Algeria are the exceptions. In all cases, only minorities approve.
Optimism about local economic conditions highest in China post-crisis
June 29, 2010
Across the 117 countries Gallup surveyed in 2009, the countries where at least half of residents said their local economies were getting better tended to be located in either Asia or the Middle East and North Africa.
Personal outlooks on jobs, standard of living declined significantly
June 22, 2010
Gallup's Personal Economy Index before and after the global economic meltdown in 2008 shows the crisis rippled through everyday lives around the world. Scores fell significantly in 61 out of 96 countries, documenting a decline in economic situations at the personal and community level.
