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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:
17 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 Poland 76.5%
10 Canada76.2%
10 United Kingdom76.2%
12 Israel75.7%
13 Australia75.3%
13 France75.3%
15 Italy75.1%
16 Belgium73.0%
17 United States64.8%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

No data for 21 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 data17
Regression equation
Y = -2.390362 X +8.491
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.251
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.063
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -154319.146498 X +162789.989
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.456
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.208
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = 26.467351 X +60.673
Correlation coefficient (r)0.446
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.199
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -2.488897 X +3.484
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.277
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = 4.439532 X +6.527
Correlation coefficient (r)0.050
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003