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As the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves across the global economy last year, Gallup surveys in 117 countries and territories in 2020 show the pandemic damaged more than a billion people's livelihoods in its wake.

Before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the image of U.S. leadership was stronger across much of NATO than it had been in years.

In EU member states in Eastern Europe, residents see Russia as the biggest threat to their countries; in non-member states, the U.S. is a bigger threat. Former Soviet states see threats from both countries.

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to leave office, approval of the country's leadership is on a high note. Median approval is 62% across 29 countries and areas.

Most people worldwide say the work that scientists do benefits people like them. However, considerably fewer say scientists' work benefits most others.

In nine out of 15 Eastern European countries and areas Gallup surveyed in 2016, 50% or more of the population believed their country should not accept any Syrian refugees.

This International Women's Day, Gallup surveys show people in 31 countries today are less likely to say women are treated with respect and dignity. Most are in Europe.

Many U.S. political leaders expressed concern this week about the U.S. accepting refugees from Syria. Historical Gallup data show that Americans have in general been reluctant to take in refugees from other countries over the decades.

Two-thirds of adults worldwide are financially illiterate, with sizable gaps between men and women.

Economists from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development investigate how changes in Middle Eastern countries since the Arab Spring have affected people's lives and their social, economic and political preferences.