Asia & the Pacific

China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year.

A median of 55% of adults in 18 surveyed countries have confidence in Kamala Harris to do the right thing regarding world affairs.

Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.

Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.

In nearly all of the 44 advanced economies we analyzed, consumer prices have risen substantially since pre-pandemic times.

Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.

With new 2022 survey results just around the corner, here are five of the many insights from the newly added data available on the database.

Most Indians support gender equality, but a new survey finds that traditional gender norms still hold sway for many people in the country.

Indians nearly universally say it is important for women to have the same rights as men, including eight-in-ten who say this is very important.