In 2022, around 51 percent of survey respondents considered the U.S. to be the number one military power in the world, which was a decrease of seven points from 2020. 41 percent of respondents in 2022 said that the U.S. is one of several military powers in the world.
Do you think the United States is the No. 1 in the world militarily, or that it is one of several leading military powers?
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Gallup. (March 31, 2022). Do you think the United States is the No. 1 in the world militarily, or that it is one of several leading military powers? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/
Gallup. "Do you think the United States is the No. 1 in the world militarily, or that it is one of several leading military powers?." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/
Gallup. (2022). Do you think the United States is the No. 1 in the world militarily, or that it is one of several leading military powers?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/
Gallup. "Do You Think The United States Is The No. 1 in The World Militarily, or That It Is One of Several Leading Military Powers?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/
Gallup, Do you think the United States is the No. 1 in the world militarily, or that it is one of several leading military powers? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/ (last visited May 21, 2022)