150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the U.S.
About 13% of the world's adults -- or more than 640 million people -- say they would like to leave their country permanently. Roughly 150 million of them say they would like to move to the U.S.
View ArticleSoutheast Asian Leaders Earn Highest Job Approval in Asia
Residents in most Asian countries surveyed in 2011 are more likely to approve of their leaders than disapprove. Laos' president earned one of the highest approval ratings (97%), while Pakistan's...
View ArticleSuffering in South Asia Highest in Region
South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than residents in other parts of Asia. At least one in five adults in Nepal (31%), Afghanistan (30%), India (24%), Sri Lanka (22%), and Pakistan (21%) are...
View ArticleChinese Among Least Likely in Asia to See Their Job as Ideal
Chinese workers are among the least likely in Asia to say their jobs are ideal, despite relatively low unemployment and overall economic growth. Chinese workers also lag those in other Asian countries...
View ArticleMore Than 100 Million Worldwide Dream of a Life in the U.S.
About 138 million adults would like to move to the United States permanently -- more than want to move to any other country in the world. Ten million or more of these adults would come from China,...
View ArticleSouth Asians Heavily Reliant on Informal Money Transfers
Nearly 800 million South Asians and Indonesians sent or received a payment or remittance in 2012. But, the majority did so informally, with 512 million people bringing or receiving cash in person or...
View ArticleCountry Well-Being Varies Greatly Worldwide
Thriving levels in different elements of well-being varied worldwide in 2013. Panamanians have the highest levels, while Syrians and Afghans have the lowest. Regionally, residents of sub-Saharan Africa...
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