Editorial programme «What Angolans Think»
Seven years of independent research in public opinion and comparative politics. Short analyses, full studies and comparative scorecards — all available open access.
60+ reports published since 2019
As of February-March 2022, a quarter (25%) of Angolans said that a member of their household had lost a job, business, or primary source of income due to the pandemic, and 7% said a household member had become ill with COVID-19 or tested po
Read analysis →Quase metade (45%) dos Angolanos disse que a seca se tornou mais severa na sua região nos últimos 10 anos. Um terço (33%) disse ter acontecido o mesmo com as cheias.
Read analysis →More than half (53%) of Angolans say they trust religious leaders "somewhat" or "a lot," followed by the military (43%) and traditional authorities (42%). Fewer than four in 10 respondents express trust in the courts (38%), police (37%), pr
Read analysis →Os Angolanos estão divididos quanto à questão da livre circulação transfronteiriça dentro da região austral: 41% dizem que os cidadãos da África Austral devem ser livres de atravessar as fronteiras para trabalhar e viver, enquanto 38% acred
Read analysis →About two-thirds (65%) of Angolans live in zones served by the national electric grid, up 4 percentage points since 2019 (61%). But only 14% of rural residents are within reach of the grid, compared to 92% of urban residents.
Read analysis →Mais de um em cada três Angolanos (36%) diz que o nível de corrupção no país aumentou "um pouco" ou "muito" no último ano.
Read analysis →A slim majority (54%) of Angolans say it is "never justified" for parents to use physical force to discipline their children, although more than four in 10 (44%) don't object to the practice.
Read analysis →A VBG encabeça a lista de questões de direitos das mulheres que os Angolanos dizem que o governo e a sociedade devem abordar.
Read analysis →Across 18 countries, generalized trust is extremely low: Just 12% of respondents believe that "most people can be trusted."
Read analysis →1st edition (2026) of a comparative public-opinion study across eight Lusophone countries — Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste — on culture, values, democracy and the CPLP.
Read analysis →Health, unemployment, food shortages, and water supply are the most important problems that Angolan youth (aged 18-35 years) want their government to address.
Read analysis →A majority (54%) of Angolans say corruption in the country grew "somewhat" or "a lot" during the year preceding the survey, a remarkable 21-percentage-point increase compared to 2019.
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