The biggest threat to humanity? The answer depends on where you live

A survey trying to determine what the greatest danger to the world is has revealed the answer depends greatly upon where you live.

The Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey published by the Pew Research Centre asked people in 44 countries around the world what they thought posed the greatest threat to the planet.

The answers show big divisions between what each continent is concerned about:

But some countries within those regions had very different concerns. For instance, here’s what worries the UK:

And here’s what worries Japan:

To see what other countries think is the great threat to the world, click here

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