While citizens continue to face significant economic challenges and express growing concern over corruption, these are signs of increased confidence in state institutions and improvements in evaluations of government performance in non-economic areas. At the same time, a closer look reveals persisting divides in public opinion based on socioeconomic status. Wealthier Mauritanians consistently express more positive views of conditions in…
Governance
Jordan: Public Opinion Report 2025
Arab Barometers Wave IX survey captures public opinion in Jordan at a moment when persistent economic pressure intersects with continuing regional upheaval. The results suggest that Jordanians assess domestic institutions, governance, and foreign relations through two dominant lenses: whether the state can respond to material hardship at home and whether international actors are perceived to stand with Palestinians amid the…
Tunisia: Public Opinion Report 2025
Six years after the election of President Kais Saied, public opinion in Tunisia has largely stabilized. Despite a series of protests at the time of the survey, Tunisians generally hold attitudes that are relatively similar to those recorded in the Arab Barometer survey conducted two years prior. On the whole, older Tunisians seem to be more satisfied with current conditions…
Palestine 2025: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The findings of AB9 paint a picture of severe and multidimensional humanitarian distress in the Gaza Strip. Access to basic services remains critically limited, with water being the only utility available to a majority of residents, while access to electricity, fuel, and sanitation infrastructure remains extremely scarce. Nearly one-fifth of respondents reported having no access to any of the essential…
Egypt: Public Opinion Report 2025
Egypt’s public mood is defined by a clear imbalance: economic strain is the dominant force shaping daily life, while the state retains meaningful credit for security and basic stability. The result is not blanket rejection of government, but a more conditional legitimacy—people want order, yet increasingly judge politics through whether it delivers affordability, jobs, and a sense of fairness.
Lebanon and the Regional Conflict
Before Israel’s recent airstrikes and ground invasion in southern Lebanon as part of the widening regional war centered on Iran and its proxies, Lebanon was already in a condition of profound structural weakness. A recent survey of 1,200 randomly selected Lebanese citizens conducted by Arab Barometer in partnership with the Middle East Consultation Group of the Munich Security Conference provides…