Perils of Perception

November 2014

A new Ipsos global survey highlights how wrong the public across 14 countries are when asked to estimate the basic make-up of their populations and the scale of key social issues. See where the United States ranks against other countries on their perceptions (vs reality) for nine key questions relating to religion, immigration, life expectancy, teenage pregnancy and more.

Test your knowledge and accuracy against countries across the world in the Perils of Perception quiz.

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