A note to readers
Recent events in the Middle East underscore questions about how the United States will exercise its power and influence abroad, as well as how allies and competitors alike will respond to U.S. actions. Our latest survey of 33 nations finds generally low levels of confidence in President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs. One contributing factor is opposition to Trump administration policies – including withdrawal from global climate agreements, imposition of tariffs and backing away from the Iran nuclear deal. Understanding how the U.S. is perceived abroad is important context for domestic debates about what America can and should do to safeguard its security and interests around the globe.

– James Bell, vice president of global strategy

Trump ratings remain low around globe, while views of U.S. stay mostly favorable

As has been the case throughout his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump receives largely negative reviews from publics around the world. Across 32 countries surveyed by Pew Research Center, a median of 64% say they do not have confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, while just 29% express confidence in the American leader.

• How people around the world see the U.S. and Donald Trump in 10 charts

Younger Americans more likely than older adults to say there are other countries that are better than the U.S.

Young people in the United States express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults. They are also more likely to say it would be acceptable if another country became as militarily powerful as the U.S., according to a survey conducted in September on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel.

Speaking the national language at home is less common in some European countries

Not surprisingly, people in the European Union overwhelmingly speak their own country’s national language when they are at home. But in some EU nations, sizable minorities speak something other than the national language in their household. Across 14 EU countries surveyed by Pew Research Center in 2019, at least eight-in-ten adults say they speak their country’s official national language at home.

Globally, women are younger than their male partners, more likely to age alone

Household living arrangements around the world vary by religion, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Still, certain broad patterns are true of women and men regardless of the religion they affiliate with.

Around the world, more see the U.S. positively than China, but little confidence in Trump or Xi

More people around the world have a favorable view of the United States than China, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey of 33 countries. The U.S. receives significantly more positive marks than China in 21 of these countries – mostly clustered in Europe and the Asia-Pacific – while China fares better than the U.S. in seven countries.