Interest in U.S. news high in Canada, Japan and Northern Europe, low in Latin America How closely do you follow snews specifically about the United States?
Across 37 countries surveyed in the spring of 2017, a median of 48% say they closely follow news about the U.S., compared with 50% who do not. (While interest in U.S. news is high in many countries, overall, people around the world follow national and local news more closely than international news.)
Interest in U.S. news high in Canada,  | Japan and Northern Europe, low in  | Latin America  | How closely do you follow snews specifically about the  | United States?  | Not closely Closely  | Canada  | 22%  | 78%  | Nethe arla nds  | 25  | 75  | Japan  | 25  | 74  | Germany  | 27  | 73  | Australia  | 30  | 71  | South Korea  | 34  | 65  | UK  | 35  | 65  | Tanzania  | 36  | 62  | Kenya  | 38  | 61  | Mexico  | 44  | 55  | South Africa  | 43  | 54  | Philippines  | 46  | 53  | 53  | Swed en  | 46  | 51  | Spa in  | 49  | 50  | Ghana  | 48  | France  | 50  | 49  | Greece  | 50  | 50  | Israel  | 50  | 50  | Russia  | 50  | 48  | Poland  | 51  | 48  | 47  | Venezuela  | 53  | Nigeria  | 52  | 46  | India  | 37  | 43  | Vietnam  | 52  | 43  | Italy  | 58  | 40  | Senegal  | 58  | 40  | Tunisia  | 59  | 40  | Turkey  | 59  | 40  | Brazil  | 61  | 38  | Lebanon  | 34  | 66  | Colombia  | 67  | 32  | Hungary  | 68  | 32  | Indonesia  | 68  | 29  | Jordan  | 73  | 26  | Arge nnina  | 76  | 24  | Chile  | 76  | 24  | Peru  | 77  | 22  | Source: Spring.2017 Globs Attitudes Survey Q40d.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 