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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.
U.S. leadership approval within NATO countries fell sharply in 2025, dropping 14 percentage points to 21%.
Approval of the EU's leadership among its member states remained high at 60% in 2025.
On average, Russian and Ukrainian leadership receive similar approval ratings from their regional neighbors, but there are underlying divisions.
Venezuela experienced some of the highest levels of financial insecurity in Latin America last year, as well as widespread disapproval of leadership and distrust in elections.
French confidence in national institutions collapsed in 2025 amid a year of political upheaval.
Britons' confidence in their national courts and local police fell sharply in 2025, even as their faith in other institutions held firm.
A year after Assad's ouster, many of Syria's neighbors say the change will improve Syrians' lives but are less sure it will bring security to their own country.
Amid growing calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, most Lebanese believe that only the army should be allowed to have weapons.
South Africa will host world leaders at the first G20 summit in Africa as it contends with its own leadership challenges at home.
New data from South Korea show rising confidence in institutions after a period of instability, alongside shifting views of foreign powers.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½World Poll.
¿Û¿Û´«Ã½data show that Russians feel more positive about their economy than they did before the Ukraine invasion, but strain is beginning to appear.
Russian approval of China has hit record highs recently, aligning Moscow closer to Beijing than Washington and surpassing Pakistan and Iran.
Gallup's new report on emotional health shows negative emotions remain far above levels from a decade ago, with implications for global peace and health.
In the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the inability to afford food, economic pessimism and negative emotions remain higher than pre-war levels.
Gallup's latest survey of Israel shows the conflict still dominates public perception, even though wellbeing levels have returned to pre-Oct. 7 levels.
¿Û¿Û´«Ã½surveys across Israel and the West Bank and East Jerusalem show little public belief in a two-state solution or lasting peace.
Approval of Lebanon's leadership surged from 16% in 2024 to 62% in 2025, one of the sharpest year-over-year increases ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½has recorded.