{"id":29887,"date":"2014-10-16T11:58:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T16:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2014\/10\/16\/greatest-dangers-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:26:05","slug":"greatest-dangers-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/10\/16\/greatest-dangers-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Dangers in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our 2014 Global Attitudes survey in 44 countries asked which among five dangers was considered to be the \u201cgreatest threat to the world.\u201d Many in the Middle East said religious and ethnic hatred was the greatest threat, while Europeans tended to choose inequality. Africans are more concerned with AIDS and other infectious diseases, while scattered countries, many with good reason, chose the spread of nuclear weapons or pollution and environmental problems as the top danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dots below represent the countries that express the highest level of concern about each danger category. The geographical clustering shows that countries&#8217;choices often reflect regional concerns as well as internal problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/10\/16\/greatest-dangers-in-the-world\/pg_14-8-15_greatestdanger-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31628\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f6f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f6f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/PG_14.8.15_GreatestDanger.png?resize=480,307 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/PG_14.8.15_GreatestDanger.png?resize=640,409 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/PG_14.8.15_GreatestDanger.png?w=640\" alt=\"The Greatest Danger in the World\" class=\"wp-image-39052 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table prc-table sortable center-aligned adaptive\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Views in:<\/th><th>Religious &amp; ethnic hatred<\/th><th>Inequality<\/th><th>AIDS &amp; other diseases<\/th><th>Nuclear weapons<\/th><th>Pollution &amp; environment<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Lebanon<\/td><td>58%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palest. ter.<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UK<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tunisia<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nigeria<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Egypt<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>France<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Germany<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malaysia<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Israel<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bangladesh<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Turkey<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Russia<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Senegal<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indonesia<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jordan<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanzania<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>U.S.<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kenya<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ukraine<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brazil<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ghana<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japan<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>El Salvador<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italy<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poland<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spain<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>54%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pakistan<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Argentina<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Africa<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philippines<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Korea<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thailand<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mexico<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greece<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>China<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vietnam<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicaragua<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chile<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colombia<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venezuela<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peru<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uganda<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 2014 Global Attitudes survey in 44 countries asked which among five dangers was considered to be the \u201cgreatest threat to the world.\u201d Many in the Middle East said religious and ethnic hatred was the greatest threat, while Europeans tended to choose inequality. 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