Americans are more likely than people in other countries surveyed in 2025 to question the morality of their fellow countrymen, according to Pew Research Center surveys in 25 countries.
We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country.
In nearly all countries surveyed, more people say that others in their country have somewhat or very good morals than say their compatriots display somewhat or very bad levels of morality.
The United States is the only place we surveyed where more adults (ages 18 and older) describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad (53%) than as good (47%).
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We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country.
In nearly all countries surveyed, more people say that others in their country have somewhat or very good morals than say their compatriots display somewhat or very bad levels of morality.
The United States is the only place we surveyed where more adults (ages 18 and older) describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad (53%) than as good (47%).
In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad | Pew Research Center
Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.
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