WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD - MARCH 2019
Source: Ipsos.com
New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list:
financial/political corruption, poverty/social inequality, unemployment,
crime/violence. Meanwhile, in most countries surveyed (22 of 28) the majority
think that their nation is on the wrong track.
The Ipsos What Worries the World study finds the majority of
people across the participating 28 nations feel their country is on the wrong
track (58% on average), with South Africa (77%), France (77%), Spain (76%),
Turkey (74%) and Belgium (74%) recording the greatest levels of
apprehension. There are, however, wide-ranging disparities in scores
across the globe.
“What Worries the World” is a monthly online survey of adults
aged under 65 in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia,
Mexico, Poland, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
Right Direction
·
China (94%) inspires
the most confidence about its national direction. More than 9 in 10 Chinese
citizens say that China is moving in the right direction.
·
Saudi Arabia (84%) is
once more in second place followed by India (73%) and Malaysia (57%).
·
India and Sweden are
the nations with the greatest month on month increase in positive sentiment of
all 28 countries, with both reporting an 8-point increase in those seeing the
nations as heading in the right direction.
·
Notable rises in citizens
considering their country as headed in the right direction are also seen in
China (94%) and Hungary (28%) - both reporting a 6-point increase.
Wrong Track
·
At the other end of
the spectrum, South African, French, Spanish, Turkish and Belgian nationals
have the greatest apprehension about the direction taken by their country. Just
23% of South African and French citizens consider their nations to be heading
in the right direction, followed by 24% in Spain and 26% in both Turkey and
Belgium.
·
Mexico (56%) has seen
the biggest fall in optimism— with a reduction of 12% from a positive sentiment
spike reported last month (68%).There are also 6-point falls in both Italy and
Canada.
The four major worries for
global citizens are:
1. Financial/ Political corruption (34%). South
Africa (69%) has the most citizens apprehensive about this issue, followed by
on Peru 63% and Hungary on 60%. Canadians (30%) have the greatest month on
month increase in this concern, with a rise of 11 percentage points. Germans (9%)
are the least worried citizens along with Great Britain (14%) and Sweden (15%).
2. Poverty/Social Inequality (34%). The greatest
levels of anxiety are held in Russia (58%), Hungary (56%) and Serbia (54%).
Sweden (19%) and Saudi Arabia (20%) are the least concerned nations in this
area followed by the US (21%). In terms of trend, we observe a strong 8-point
increase in concern in this area in Hungary.
3. Unemployment (33%). The highest levels of
worry are seen in Italy (69%), South Korea (66%) and Spain (61%). Turkish
citizens (+7%) and Argentinians (+6%) are the nations which have recorded the
greatest month on month increase in this issue. The US public and Germans (11%)
are the least concerned, followed by citizens in Great Britain (14%) Sweden
(15%) and Poland (15).
4. Crime & Violence (31%), The highest levels
of worry in this issue are seen in Mexico (64%) – closely followed by Peru
(62%) and Chile (59%). China (22%) records the largest increase in anxiety with
an increase of 11 percentage points from the previous month. There are other
increases in Chile (+9), Malaysia (+9) and Turkey (+7). Concerns around crime
are lowest in Russia and Hungary (8%), and Poland (11%). The greatest falls in
this issue come from Poland (-10) and Serbia (-9).
Top five global issues
- Financial/
Political corruption (34%)
- Poverty/Social
Inequality (34%)
- Unemployment
(33%)
- Crime &
Violence (31%)
- Healthcare
(24%)
The survey was
conducted in 28 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system.
The 28 countries included are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States of America. 20,019
interviews were conducted between February 22nd, 2019 – March 8th, 2019 among
adults aged 18-64 in Canada, Israel and the US, and adults aged 16-64 in all
other countries. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
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