More approve of China's and Turkey's leadership, but still more disapprove than approve
December 2, 2011
Nine percent of Iranians approved of U.K. and U.S. leadership when Gallup surveyed there in early 2011 and not many more approved of the EU's leadership (12%). The most educated Iranians are more likely to approve of these foreign leaderships than less educated Iranians, regardless of income.
As Sri Lankan leaders face off against Western governments that want the country to submit to an independent war crimes probe, Gallup surveys find Sri Lankans almost universally approve of their own leadership. They are far less likely to approve of the leadership of some of the country's more vocal critics.
Ahead of more rounds of climate change talks, Gallup finds residents in the top five greenhouse gas-emitting countries are no more knowledgeable about global warming than they were a few years ago. Americans who are aware of climate change are the least likely to blame it on humans.
Residents in former Soviet states are most likely to approve
August 5, 2011
Russia's leadership has relatively few fans worldwide, with a median of 27% of adults across 104 countries approving of the Kremlin's job performance in 2010. At the same time, Russia's leadership remains most popular in former Soviet Union countries.
Worldwide desire to migrate abated between 2007 and 2010, but Gallup finds 14% of the world's adults -- or about 630 million people -- would still like to migrate to another country if they had the chance.
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.
U.S. also remains top desired destination for potential migrants
March 24, 2011
Global approval of U.S. leadership in 2010 topped that of China, Russia, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany -- continuing a shift first seen in 2009 after President Barack Obama took office.
Almost half across 11 former Soviet states approve of U.S. leadership
March 9, 2011
Approval of U.S. leadership remained steady or climbed somewhat in 2010 among most CIS populations, sustaining the dramatic gains made between 2008 and 2009. In 2010, a median of 45% of residents in these countries approved of U.S. leadership, similar to 41% in 2009 and up from 28% in 2008.
Fifty-one percent would vote for and 30% against, 19% unsure
December 10, 2010
Given a choice, 51% of Americans would vote for ratifying the START nuclear arms agreement with Russia, 30% would vote against it, and another 19% have no opinion. Democrats are slightly more supportive than independents or Republicans.
United States is among the rich countries that buck the trend
August 31, 2010
Religiosity is strongly related to per-capita income worldwide. In the poorest countries Gallup surveyed in 2009, a median of 95% of adults say religion is an important part of their daily lives, compared with 47% who say the same in the world's richest countries.
