In the United States, for example, the average person believes that 33% of people were not born there. However, official estimates from government agencies show that the figure is just 15% — less than half as many.
In Japan, people guess that 10% of the population are immigrants, but the accurate figure is around 2%. For every 5 immigrants people think exist, there is only one in reality.
As the chart shows, this mismatch is common everywhere. The data comes from the 2023 Ipsos Perils of Perception report.
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Causes of death is also fun
and for the US, "what percent of population is Muslim" is another great example of knowledge gap
As the chart shows, this mismatch is common everywhere. The data comes from the 2023 Ipsos Perils of Perception report.