This makes for an interesting read.
According to a recent WIN/Gallup International global survey 38 per cent of Irish people would be willing to fight for Ireland if the country saw conflict.
The global results state that that 61 per cent of those polled across 64 countries would be willing to fight for their country, while 27 per cent would not.
Here’s a look at the global results in full…
Speaking about the results, Gallup International said: “There are significant differences by region. Willingness to fight is highest in the M.E.N.A. (Middle East and North Africa) region (83 per cent) while it is lowest in Western Europe (25 per cent).
“A history of those countries in recent conflict provides an interesting comparison. The Japanese (11 per cent) are the least likely of 64 countries polled to be willing to fight for their country. Results from Germany are very similar – 13 per cent willing to fight. By comparison these numbers more than double in the UK (27 per cent) and France (29 per cent).
“A majority (52 per cent) of women surveyed across the globe said they would be willing to fight (vs. 67 per cent) among men.
“Those aged 18-34 years (66 per cent) are the most willing. Of the variety of religious denominations covered in the survey we see those Muslims (78 per cent) are most willing to fight for their country.”
A total of 62,398 persons were interviewed globally for the study, which was conducted between September and December 2014.
In each country a representative sample of around 1000 men and women were interviewed either face to face, via telephone or online.
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