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Gallup's latest update on global safety shows people worldwide feel safer today than they did a decade ago, but many countries have a long way to go.
As the Gallup World Poll enters its 20th year, we look back at the biggest global discoveries from 2024 while looking ahead to what's in store for 2025.
New data from the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll show that road accidents are still the biggest perceived safety risk worldwide.
Global migration data show people's desire to leave their country remains at its highest point in over a decade -- including in the U.S. and Canada.
Get data and insights on people's negative and positive daily experiences that can help leaders understand how to increase emotional health in society.
New data from the World Risk Poll show that most of the world's workforce has never had safety and health training at work.
Surveys in Israel and in the West Bank and East Jerusalem offer a glimpse into life for Israelis and Palestinians one year after the Israel-Hamas war began.
New Gallup data from 2024 show that the Lebanese people were already struggling financially and emotionally before the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
U.S. leadership approval among Palestinians has hit a record low. Meanwhile, U.S. humanitarian efforts in Gaza are viewed as a failure.
Gallup data from 2024 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem show how the conflict has eroded Palestinians' feelings of safety, economic confidence and hopes for their children's future.
Nearly one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, Israelis still feel less safe and experience more negative emotions than before.
Nearly one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, hopes for permanent peace and support for a two-state solution remain equally low in Israel, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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New data from the World Risk Poll highlight, for the first time, the global scale of open burning.
See how countries measure up on two key indicators of youth development: whether children are treated with respect and have opportunities to grow.
The new "Gender Power in Africa" report highlights the discrimination that women face and reinforces the need for more data to study the problem.
Since creating the World Poll in 2005, Gallup has conducted studies in more than 160 countries that include 99% of the world's adult population. The Gallup World Poll tracks the most important issues worldwide, such as food access, employment, leadership performance, and well-being.
More Americans continue to disapprove than approve of Israel's military action in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is viewed unfavorably on balance.
Globally, 23% of people experienced a lot of loneliness in 2023. Loneliness often accompanies other negative emotions, including stress and worry.
Sharply more Americans than 20 years ago say antisemitism is a very serious problem, as Jewish Americans' reports of poor treatment exceed those of other faith groups.