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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday December 03 2015, @01:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the apparently-not-well-at-all dept.

The Guardian reports on a multi-national survey by the Ipsos Mori market research company, comparing people's perception of a number of national statistics with the actual statistics. There's also an interactive quiz which allows you to feel superior to your countrymen. Some of the findings:

  • In most countries, people overestimate the number of immigrants, often by large margins. In USA, the average guess was 33%, the real figure is 14.3%.
  • Similarly, most countries grossly overestimate the number of atheists and agnostics.
  • The country with the most accurate self-perception was South Korea, followed by Ireland and Poland.
  • Mexico, India, and Brazil were the most inaccurate.
  • Britain ranked mid-table in 16th place, while the US was fifth.

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