The Week in Charts

Welcome to The Week in Charts, where we break down Gallup's latest insights on our constantly evolving world. Here are the five insights you shouldn't miss this week:

1. Iran vs. Saudi: Battle of the Brands

Bar Chart: Approval of leadership in Saudi Arabia and Iran across Muslim-majority countries in 2022.

As the Iran-Saudi détente under Beijing's auspices takes hold, we examine how leadership approval of the two nations fares in the minds of people across 13 Muslim-majority countries.

2. Electric Vehicles' Environmental Street Creds

Bar Chart: 12% of Americans think using electric vehicles helps address climate change a great deal.

With the surge in electric vehicles on the road, our team wondered how much the general public perceives them to be useful in addressing climate change. Since the poll uses new question wording, we can't say if today's 39% saying it helps at least a fair amount is more or less than in the past, but it's a lower level than your humble author expected.
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3. Confidence in Government Across Regions

Bar Chart: Confidence in national government, by world region, in 2022.

There's been so much political turbulence across Latin America that it's been hard to keep up. But taking the broader view, and comparing the region to others around the globe in terms of people's confidence in their own government, it's perhaps not surprising that the region is notably low compared with global rankings.
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4. Drill Baby Drill, or Chill Baby Chill?

Line Chart: 53% of Americans favor prioritizing environmental protection over energy development.

While the spike in U.S. public concern over gas prices has waned, Americans continue to contemplate whether to prioritize the development of energy supplies at the expense of the environment or do the opposite.
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5. The Philippines Sneak Peek

Line Chart: 71% of Filipinos approve of U.S. leadership, while 26% approve of Chinese leadership.

Next week, we launch our annual report on how China, the U.S., Russia and Germany compare in perceptions of soft power across 137 countries. Here's a sneak peek from one of the most-watched nations among those of us tracking China-U.S. competition in the Pacific.

And that's The Week in Charts!

Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
Gallup

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