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Âé¶¹´«Ã½'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.

Globally, China led the U.S. in 2025 leadership approval (36% vs. 31%), one of the widest gaps in 20 years, while U.S. disapproval hit a record high of 48%.

Ahead of one of the EU's most closely watched votes, Hungarians most often cite politics as the country's top problem, and a majority lack confidence in the honesty of elections.

Finland remains happiest, but the latest World Happiness Report rankings show regional and generational shifts in global wellbeing.

Explore the connection between global peace, wellbeing and health in this report based on 145,000+ interviews across 144 countries and areas.

The fifth Hologic Global Women's Health Index shows progress in preventive care and safety, but gaps remain.

Americans' opinions of Canada and Great Britain have slumped to new lows, with Japan and Italy replacing them at the top of this year's country ratings.

Globally, views of how women are treated are more positive today than they have been at most points in the past decade. Views have improved among women and men, but gaps remain.

Across 25 countries hit hardest by the financial crash in 2008, trust in banks finally recovered to precrisis levels in 2025.

New global data show that adults in the U.K. are more likely than residents of any other country to name immigration as a top national problem.

Worldwide, economic issues dominate people's views of their country's most important problem.

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.

French confidence in national institutions collapsed in 2025 amid a year of political upheaval.

Since creating the World Poll in 2005, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has conducted studies in more than 160 countries that include 99% of the world's adult population. The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ World Poll tracks the most important issues worldwide, such as food access, employment, leadership performance, and well-being.

Britons' confidence in their national courts and local police fell sharply in 2025, even as their faith in other institutions held firm.

The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ World Poll.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ data show that Russians feel more positive about their economy than they did before the Ukraine invasion, but strain is beginning to appear.

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The country's workforce boasts impressive advantages, including high literacy, education, and labor participation rates. But it would benefit from greater employee engagement.