In general, do you feel optimistic or pessimistic about your country’s future?

In general, do you feel optimistic or pessimistic about your country’s future?

In per cent

*We did not ask this question in Europe. For comparison, we display the average results of responses to Eurobarometer’s question: "At the present time, would you say that, in general, things are going in the right direction or in the wrong direction, in your country?". We assume people are optimistic about their country if they believe "things are going in the right direction" there, and they are pessimistic if they think things are “going in the wrong direction”.

Source: Datapraxis and YouGov (Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland), Datapraxis and Norstat (Estonia), Gallup International Association (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United States), September/October 2023; Standard Eurobarometer 99, Spring 2023. Get the data

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