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Finland remains happiest, but the latest World Happiness Report rankings show regional and generational shifts in global wellbeing.
In 2025, fewer people worldwide are imagining their futures elsewhere. The U.S., long the world's most desired destination, is attracting less interest than at any point in nearly two decades.
Data from the World Risk Poll find that about half of the world's adult population is worried about air pollution.
In 2024, Gallup's global tracking reached a new milestone: 73% of adults worldwide said they feel safe walking alone at night in their city or area.
Gallup's Potential Net Migration Index shows where populations would grow or shrink if everyone who wanted to move permanently to another country did so.
Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.
Over the past two decades, global satisfaction with the availability of local housing has become untethered from people's ability to afford it.
Despite recent progress, "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" report shows both hunger and food insecurity remain above pre-pandemic levels and uneven across regions.
The World Risk Poll finds that one in 10 Americans name politics as the top risk to daily safety, with no other country rating it as a greater risk.
U.S. leadership approval within NATO countries fell sharply in 2025, dropping 14 percentage points to 21%.
More adults worldwide say their community is a good place for minority groups than they did 20 years ago, and these perceptions are linked to people's broader outlook on life.
More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians' approval of U.S. leadership continues to decline, while views on the war remain stable.
As the war between Ukraine and Russia drags on, Russians' pessimism about their economy and living standards has reached new highs.
World Risk Poll data show most adults in high-income countries worry about climate change but underestimate how many others in their country do as well.
Cost is a barrier to veterinary care in Canada, affecting pets, families and care teams as veterinarians balance affordability and care standards.
Americans' approval of recent U.S. military action in Iran was lower than support for other U.S. military actions since the 1980s.
Two decades of trends show that more people today think their communities are good places for gay and lesbian people, but divides remain.
A new Gallup analysis highlights the link between self-reported economic hardship and support for parties at Europe's political extremes.
Worldwide, more people today are satisfied with their freedom to choose what they do with their lives than were satisfied two decades ago.
Germany shows a paradox: relatively strong employee wellbeing alongside persistently low employee engagement. New data reveal what managers are missing.