In 2023, around 63 percent of survey respondents considered the U.S. to be the number one military power in the world, which was a significant increase compared to 2022. 34 percent of respondents in the same year 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, 2023). 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 November 29, 2023, 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, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/
Gallup. (2023). 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: November 29, 2023. 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 2023, 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 November 29, 2023)
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], Gallup, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220318/opinion-of-americans-on-the-us-being-the-no1-military-power-in-the-world/