Global Insights on Key G20 Summit Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Leaders from the world's largest and most influential economies gather this weekend for the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, where they will tackle an ambitious agenda: the global economy, trade and investment, the environment and energy, innovation, employment, women's empowerment, development, and health.

Data snapshots from Gallup's global surveys provide some insight into how people living in G20 countries -- and elsewhere around the world -- stand on several of these key issues.

The Environment

Mixed Reviews on Efforts to Preserve the Environment Across the G20

French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron this week called climate change a "red line" issue for the summit, vowing not to sign any joint statement from the G20 that did not address climate change.

Majorities in nine G20 member states, including France, are satisfied with their country's efforts to preserve the environment, while majorities in nine member states are dissatisfied.

The "most satisfied" list includes China, India, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia, where at least three in four say they are satisfied with efforts to preserve the environment, while large majorities of those in Brazil, South Korea and Italy are dissatisfied.

Smaller majorities in the U.S. -- notably the only country in the G20 and the world to have announced its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord -- Argentina, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Turkey are dissatisfied.

	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
	%	%
Argentina	40	54
Australia	54	44
Brazil	30	66
Canada	58	41
China	78	18
European Union	49	46
France	51	45
Germany	58	38
India	76	19
Indonesia	75	23
Italy	23	74
Japan	49	42
Mexico	45	54
Russia	33	57
Saudi Arabia	76	22
South Africa	46	51
South Korea	29	64
Turkey	37	59
United Kingdom	61	36
United States of America	46	52
Gallup World Poll, 2018

Health

Record-High Global Percentage Satisfied With Access to Quality Healthcare

Acknowledging that "global health is an important topic that is essential as a basis for sustainable growth of the global economy," discussions at the summit are expected to cover the achievement of universal health coverage, aging societies and the management of health emergencies.

Gallup has asked people around the world to rate their satisfaction with their access to quality healthcare for more than a decade. In 2018, a record-high 65% of the world's adults said they were satisfied. The only G20 countries where satisfaction falls below a majority are Italy (49%), South Africa (48%), Russia (34%) and Brazil (33%).

Employment and Women's Empowerment

Large Gender Gaps Exist in the Workforce Across the G20

Women's empowerment -- particularly their participation in the workforce -- is also expected to emerge as a key theme of the summit.

Gallup World Poll data show that substantial percentages of women remain out of the workforce in nearly all G20 member countries. The gender gaps in host country Japan were wider in 2018 than in 2014, when many G20 countries signed the Brisbane Commitment to reduce the gender gap in labor force participation. Nearly half (47%) of Japanese women were out of the workforce in 2018, compared with 28% of Japanese men.

	Women out of the workforce	Men out of the workforce	Gender gap
	%	%	(pct. pts.)
Turkey	64	26	-38
India	58	23	-35
Indonesia	50	19	-31
Saudi Arabia	51	24	-27
Russia	50	28	-22
Japan	47	28	-19
Mexico	35	17	-18
Canada	40	23	-17
Argentina	39	24	-15
South Africa	53	38	-15
Italy	48	33	-15
Brazil	42	28	-14
South Korea	41	28	-13
Australia	41	29	-12
United Kingdom	41	29	-12
European Union	44	33	-11
France	46	37	-9
China	35	26	-9
United States of America	37	29	-8
Germany	41	37	-4
Gallup World Poll, 2018

Read more about Gallup's research on people's attitudes toward the environment, health and the issues facing the world's women.

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