The survey, conducted as part of the research "Voice of the People" in July and August, covered 58,000 respondents in 63 countries.
More than three-fourths of the global population answered affirmatively when asked if they believed that their country was threatened by terrorism.
A comparison of world regions shows that the fear of terrorism is greatest in North America (the USA and Canada), which is followed by Western Europe, Latin America, Asia and East and Central Europe. The fear of terrorism was least in Africa.
Nationals of Colombia, India, Israel, the USA, Peru and the United Kingdom fear terrorism the most.
Less than a half of respondents in Croatia (40%) consider terrorism a threat. The feeling of being threatened by terrorism in Croatia is far less strong than the European average.
The survey also investigated the perception of the influence of the United States on different global issues. Slightly less than a half of the world population believes that the USA has a positive role in the growth of the global economy and prevention of terrorism.
Croatians are not overly enthusiastic about the USA's role on the global scene and most of them believe that its role is more negative than positive.
Less than one-third of all respondents assessed positively the USA's role with regard to peace in the world, the fight against poverty and environmental protection.
When compared to answers to the same question in 2004, there is a mild improvement in the perception that the USA has a positive impact on the global scene. In 2004 the positive attitude of Croatians towards the USA was on the global level or higher, but now Croatians are changing their attitude towards a negative one.