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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
Despite an uptick in positive views of the economy in some places, many say that children will be worse off financially than their parents.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
Majorities across much of Western Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region have a favorable view of the European Union.
Publics disagree about whether restrictions on public activity, such as stay-at-home orders or mandates to wear masks in public, have gone far enough to combat COVID-19.
Negative views of Vladimir Putin are at or near historic highs, with a median of 22% saying they have confidence in him to do the right thing in world affairs.
Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.
A Pew Research Center survey conducted in the summer of 2020 reveals that more Americans than people in other economically developed countries say the coronavirus outbreak has bolstered their religious faith and the faith of their compatriots.