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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:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan88.6%
2 Sweden83.2%
3 Republic of Korea81.8%
4 Germany77.4%
5 Canada76.2%
5 United Kingdom76.2%
7 Australia 75.3%
7 France75.3%
9 Italy75.1%
10 United States64.8%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.
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 data10
Regression equation
Y = -1.854871 X +8.090
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.282
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -150589.611761 X +165471.901
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.655
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.429
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 30.463961 X +58.424
Correlation coefficient (r)0.831
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.691
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -1.929507 X +2.972
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.408
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 12.905257 X +1.113
Correlation coefficient (r)0.176
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031