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Question: Do you think access to the internet and social media has made people MORE or LESS informed about current events in other countries, or has it not had much impact either way?
Choices: "More" "Less" "Has not had much impact either way"
Data: % of "More"
Period:
Area:
19 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan88.6%
2 Sweden83.2%
3 Republic of Korea81.8%
4 Greece80.0%
5 Netherlands79.8%
6 Hungary77.9%
6 Spain77.9%
8 Germany77.4%
9 Singapore77.2%
10 Poland76.5%
11 Canada 76.2%
11 United Kingdom76.2%
13 Israel75.7%
14 Australia75.3%
14 France75.3%
16 Italy75.1%
17 Belgium73.0%
18 United States64.8%
19 Malaysia59.4%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

No data for 219 countries.
Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 0.273969 X +6.391
Correlation coefficient (r)0.036
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = -6312.926345 X +48709.974
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.020
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 30.389790 X +57.719
Correlation coefficient (r)0.596
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.355
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = -2.037744 X +3.105
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.291
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.085
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 12.700918 X +0.022
Correlation coefficient (r)0.186
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035