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As India votes in the world's biggest-ever democratic election, Gallup data show that economic optimism and confidence in the government, institutions and infrastructure remain high.
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A new Meta and Gallup report shows young people in seven countries across the world feel supported by others. When they need support, they most frequently seek in-person interactions, often using technology as a supplement.
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Gallup data show Indians are optimistic about their economic prospects, but the situation remains bleak for hundreds of millions.
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As the world's newly minted most populous country looks to the future, Gallup data show that young Indians are more hopeful than they have been in most years.
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As India's population grows, so does its importance to geopolitics and the global economy. Read Gallup's three-part series on what Indians think their future holds.
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The majority of Indians see climate change as a potential threat to their country in the next 20 years, but not all Indians perceive this threat in the same way.
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Canada and Great Britain are again the countries Americans view most favorably, while Russia has slipped to join North Korea as the least favorably rated of 21 countries.
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A new study by Gallup and Meta helps fill the data gap in what the world knows about how connected people feel and how they connect with others.
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Research from AWS and Gallup finds workers with more digital skills report substantial benefits in job satisfaction and security over those with fewer skills.
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On the 75th anniversary of India's independence, the country's current economic difficulties are affecting the Muslim population more acutely than the Hindu population.
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Half of the world's adults (50%) now say their city or area is a "good place" for gay and lesbian people to live -- a figure that has doubled over the past decade and represents a new high in Gallup World Poll's trend dating back to 2005.
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Americans view Canada, Great Britain, France and Japan the best of 19 countries asked about -- and North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Iraq the worst.
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Gallup's snapshot of how satisfied people in 145 countries and areas were in 2019 with efforts to preserve the environment and with air and water.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all residents living in the world's largest lockdown -- India -- trusted their medical professionals and their advice.
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A consortium of Northwestern University, UNESCO and Gallup is working together to benchmark water insecurity by conducting nationally representative surveys in 33 countries across Africa and India in 2020.