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Residents in former Soviet states are most likely to approve
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.
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Azerbaijanis most confident in local currency, Belarusians least confident
Residents of former Soviet Union countries in 2010 preferred the U.S. dollar over the euro by a margin of 29% to 9% and almost universally rejected the Russian ruble. Residents of Azerbaijan were the strongest supporters of their local currency, while Belarusians were the least supportive.
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In 35 countries, 10% or more report this type of help
Gallup surveys in 135 countries reveal about 3% of adults worldwide live in households that receive remittances -- either in the form of money or goods -- from someone in another country. In 35 countries, 10% or more report their households get this type of help.
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Majorities in 19 out of 124 countries "thriving," mostly in Europe and the Americas
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.
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Almost half across 11 former Soviet states approve of U.S. leadership
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.
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Optimism about local economic conditions highest in China post-crisis
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.
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In 25 out of 151 nations, at least half of adults are dissatisfied
Gallup surveys in 151 countries and areas reveal local water quality is a problem for as many as 1.3 billion of the world's adults. People's dissatisfaction with the quality of water in their communities ranges from a high of 78% in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to less than 1% in Singapore.
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Local currency or euro viewed as most profitable
Citizens in 12 of 15 former Soviet countries surveyed earlier this year choose their own local currency or the euro over the U.S. dollar as the most profitable and safe currency to keep their money in.
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Many citizens say aspects of life are worse now than under the Soviet Union
More than 15 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, people living in its successor states are likely to say key aspects of life are worse now than before 1991. Many report higher costs for housing, healthcare, and education, while few report increases in quality.
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