madagascar madagascar / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Worldwide, Median Household Income About $10,000 New Â鶹´«Ã½AV global income data estimate the median household income across 131 countries at $9,733, and median per-capita income at $2,920. Incomes in the 10 wealthiest countries are more than 50 times those in the 10 poorest. /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT "Suffering" in Bulgaria and Armenia Highest Worldwide A quarter or more of residents in 20 countries rated their lives poorly enough last year to be considered "suffering." Those countries span most world regions, including six places in crisis-hit Europe. /poll/166076/suffering-bulgaria-armenia-highest-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166076/suffering-bulgaria-armenia-highest-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 02 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT Powering Africa a Challenge, but Could Charge Well-Being About 50% of all households in 26 sub-Saharan African countries mainly get their light from power lines, underscoring how difficult Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will likely be to implement. /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:00 GMT Latin Americans Most Positive in the World Latin America is home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions in 2011. Panamanians and Paraguayans are the most likely worldwide to report positive emotions; Singaporeans are the least likely. /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:30:00 GMT Many Africans Lack Confidence in Honesty of Elections A median of 41% across 19 sub-Saharan African countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2011 express confidence in the honesty of elections in their countries. Trust in the electoral system varies greatly across countries, with Ghanaians the most confident year after year among those surveyed. /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT Electricity Charges Sub-Saharan Africans' Well-Being Power lines are the main source of lighting for a median of 23% of residents across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, far fewer than the median of 39% who say it is fuel lamps. Those who report being on an electrical grid rate their present and future lives higher than those rely on other sources of light. /poll/149276/Electricity-Charges-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/149276/Electricity-Charges-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT Despite Approval of Bush, Africans Favor Obama When Â鶹´«Ã½AV asked Africans across 22 countries who they would personally rather see as the next president of the United States, a median of 56% favored Barack Obama, while just 9% chose John McCain. /poll/111265/Despite-Approval-Bush-Africans-Favor-Obama.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/111265/Despite-Approval-Bush-Africans-Favor-Obama.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT