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Global Report - What Worries The World June 23-WEB
Global Report - What Worries The World June 23-WEB
THE WORLD?
June 2023
WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD?
Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the
most important social and political issues across 29 countries today,
drawing on over ten years of data to place the latest scores in context.
This global summary report presents the top concerns around the
world, alongside whether people think things in their country are
heading in the right or wrong direction.
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WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD? JUNE 2023
Inflation is the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the 15th month in a row, down 1pp this month to 40%.
Concern about poverty & inequality has increased slightly, up 1pp, after being previously at its lowest in a year last month.
Corruption has fallen 2pp, dropping a position to the fifth biggest concern. Right/wrong direction is unchanged this month.
Which three of the following topics do you Generally speaking, would you say things in this
Q Q
find the most worrying in your country? country are heading in the right direction, or are
they off on the wrong track?
change vs.
last month
change vs.
last month
Inflation 40% -1 ✓
Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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45% 100%
35% 80%
31% 70%
30% 29%
27% 60% 62%
25% 25%
50%
20%
40% 38%
15%
30%
10%
20%
5% 6%
10%
0% 0%
Jun 2022 Aug 2022 Oct 2022 Dec 2022 Feb 2023 Apr 2023 Jun 2023 Jun 2022 Aug 2022 Oct 2022 Dec 2022 Feb 2023 Apr 2023 Jun 2023
Coronavirus
Right Direction Wrong Track
Inflation Poverty & social Crime & Unemployment Financial/politic
inequality violence al corruption 17th place this month
Base: Representative sample of c.21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, June 2022 - June 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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World 62% 38% Wrong track Almost four in ten (38%) people
Indonesia 17% 83%
Singapore
globally think their country is on the
23% 77% Right
Thailand 33% 67% direction right track. 62% believe their
Malaysia 33% 67% country to be headed in the wrong
India 38% 62% direction – unchanged from last
Brazil 43% 57% month.
Mexico 46% 54%
Australia 48% 52% Asia Pacific countries are still the
Canada 62% 38% most optimistic countries, making
Spain 63% 37%
Turkey
up the top five. However, Singapore
65% 35%
Italy 65% 35% has fallen from the top spot, after
Japan 67% 33% decreasing 7pp in ‘right’ direction.
Great Britain 68% 32%
Germany 68% 32% Last month, Argentina experienced
Belgium 68% 32% a particularly difficult month. In
Chile 69% 31% June it sees a slight improvement,
Israel 70% 30% with a 3pp rise in ‘right’ direction
Colombia 70% 30%
Sweden sentiment for Argentinians.
70% 30%
US 73% 27%
South Korea 73% 27% Great Britain is also feeling
Netherlands 73% 27% somewhat more optimistic,
France 73% 27% increasing 4pp this month. This
Poland 78% 22% year has seen GB gradually
Hungary 79% 21% increase in ‘right’ direction from
Peru 80% 20% 24% in January to 32% today.
Argentina 89% 11%
South Africa 90% 10%
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Base: © Ipsos | Whatsample
Worries the World
of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
GLOBAL: RIGHT DIRECTION/WRONG TRACK
Q Would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
(Global country average score)
Right Direction Wrong Track
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
62%
50%
40%
30%
38%
20%
10%
0%
Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample of c.21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
70%
40%
60%
31%
50%
40% 29%
30%
27%
20%
25%
10%
0% 6%
Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Inflation Poverty & social Crime & violence Unemployment Financial/political Coronavirus
inequality corruption
Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, 2015 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
40%
35%
30%
25%
17%
20%
15%
10%
6%
5%
0%
Jun 21 Oct 21 Feb 22 Jun 22 Oct 22 Feb 23 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample of c.21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, June 2021 - June 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Coronavirus was introduced into the survey in April 2020.
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1 | INFLATION
World 40%
Argentina 71% Two-fifths (40%) say inflation is one of
Poland 65% the top issues affecting their country,
Singapore 56% down 1pp. February 2023 was the
Turkey 56% highest recorded level of worry at 43%.
Canada 53% Since then, it has been declining albeit
Australia 52%
Hungary 51% very gradually.
India 48%
Great Britain 47% Last month Argentina experienced the
US 43% highest inflation concern for any
Germany 42% country, ever, in our survey. Worry has
Colombia 42%
France 42% now dropped 5pp to 71%. Chile (40%)
Chile 40% also sees a 5pp fall, whereas in
Malaysia 39% Colombia the level of concern (now
South Korea 37% 42%) has jumped 5pp since last
Mexico 37% month.
Sweden 34%
Spain 34%
Italy 30% Inflation is the number one concern in
Belgium 30% 11 countries – Argentina, Australia,
Japan 30% Canada, France, Germany, Great
Thailand 29%
Britain, India, Poland, Singapore, the
South Africa 29%
Israel 28% US, and Turkey. This is the same as
Peru 27% last month – Colombia has inflation
Brazil 27% joint first with unemployment.
Netherlands 26%
Indonesia 15%
12 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
World 31%
Indonesia 44% Poverty & social inequality is second
Hungary 41% on our list of 18 worries with 31%
Brazil 40%
Thailand 39% saying it is an issue in their country.
Argentina 38%
Malaysia 38% Last month concern for inequality fell to
Turkey 38% its lowest level since February 2022.
Colombia 35% This month it has risen slightly, up 1pp.
Japan 35%
Germany 35%
Netherlands 33% Thailand was the most worried country
Peru 31% about inequality in May. This month the
Spain 31% nation’s worry fell 6pp to 39%. Thailand
Belgium 30% has switched places with Indonesia
Great Britain 29%
South Africa 29% (44%), who were fourth last month,
Italy 29% after its score rose by 6pp.
Australia 29%
South Korea 29% Brazil (40%), Japan (35%), and the
Israel 28%
Netherlands (33%) all have inequality
Chile 27%
Mexico 27% as their top concern.
Canada 26%
India 24% Singapore is the least concerned about
France 24% inequality. That said, their worry level
US 23%
has increased 8pp from May to 20%.
Sweden 22%
Poland 22%
Singapore 20%
13 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
World 29%
Chile 62%
Peru 60% Almost three in ten (29%) choose
South Africa 56% crime & violence as one of the biggest
Sweden 55% issues affecting their country. Concern
Mexico 52% about crime remains the same as last
Argentina 47%
Israel 46% month.
Colombia 38%
US 36% In June 2023, Chile (62%) still has
Brazil 35% crime as its top concern, but this is 6pp
France 28% lower than last month.
India 26%
Netherlands 26%
Thailand 25% South Africa (56%) is no longer
Australia 23% second, after a 4pp fall. Instead, Peru
Indonesia 22% (60%) has taken second after a 2pp
Canada 22% increase. We’ve also seen Sweden
Japan 21%
Germany 21% (55%) move up the list from May by
South Korea 19% climbing 3pp. They, like Chile, have it
Italy 19% as their top worry.
Great Britain 19%
Malaysia 18%
Israelis (46%) now place it as the
Spain 18%
Turkey 17% biggest worry for their country, rising
Belgium 16% 8pp from May 2023.
Singapore 9%
Hungary 9%
Poland 3%
14 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
4 | UNEMPLOYMENT
World 27%
South Africa 70% Unemployment is now the fourth
India 43% biggest concern in our What Worries
Singapore 42% the World survey, with 27% picking it
Colombia 42% as an issue in their country. This is the
Spain 41% result of a decrease in worry about
South Korea 40%
Indonesia 39% corruption.
Italy 38%
Mexico 37% South Africa remains the most
Peru 35% concerned country, where it has been
Argentina 34% since April 2021. Seven in ten (70%)
Malaysia 34%
Chile 32% now pick it as a worry, up 2pp from
Brazil 30% May 2023. This is the highest we’ve
Thailand 26% seen on our survey, for any nation.
Turkey 20%
Australia 19% Among the other more worried
Japan 19%
Sweden 16% countries, concern has fallen. Colombia
Canada 16% (42%) has dipped 7pp, moving from
Belgium 15% second to fourth. India (43%) has
Hungary 15% dropped 3pp and Spain (41%) is
US 15%
unchanged.
Israel 15%
Great Britain 12%
France 12% Concern in Singapore (42%) has risen
Poland 10% sharply by 7pp, putting it third.
Germany 8%
Netherlands 5%
15 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
5 | FINANCIAL/POLITICAL CORRUPTION
16 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
7 | CLIMATE CHANGE
World 17%
Singapore 30% Climate change ranks seventh out of
Germany 29% 18 global concerns in our What
Netherlands 29%
Italy 28% Worries the World survey, between
Australia 27% healthcare and taxes. This month
France 25% worry has increased 1pp.
Japan 24%
Great Britain 23% Singapore is the most concerned
Belgium 23%
Canada 22% country about climate change with 30%
Spain 21% choosing it as an issue in the country,
US 19% up 2pp. It’s the country’s fourth biggest
Indonesia 19% concern, behind healthcare (31%),
Mexico 18% unemployment and inflation.
Sweden 18%
South Korea 17%
Malaysia 15% Italy (28%) also has climate change as
Poland 13% their fourth biggest worry, after making
Thailand 13% a notable climb of 5pp from May 2023.
Turkey 12%
The last time it was this high was
Colombia 10%
Brazil 9% August 2022.
Hungary 8%
India 8% Last month Germany (29%) was the
Peru 7% most concerned country, but it is now
Chile 5%
second after a 2pp fall this month.
South Africa 5%
Argentina 3%
Israel 2%
17 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
18 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Country Comparison
17 | CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
19 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
ECONOMIC
FOCUS
The following section draws on some of this data to provide extra context to
this month’s What Worries the World report. It shows how the public rate the
current economic climate in their country.
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Read more about perceptions of the economy in the
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence survey and explore
the data in the Ipsos Global Economic Indicator portal.
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
World 36% 64%
Indonesia 72% 28% Good
Singapore Across 29 countries, 36% of people
72% 28%
India 72% 28% Bad describe the current economic situation
Malaysia 52% 48% in their country as “good”, 1pp higher
Netherlands 51% 49% than in May 2023.
Mexico 49% 51%
Australia 45% 55% A 9pp increase in Indonesia’s “good”
Germany 45% 55% economy score sees it rise from third to
Brazil 44% 56% joint-first position in our country
Thailand 43% 57% rankings, tying with Singapore and India
Canada 39% 61%
Belgium on 72%.
37% 63%
Israel 35% 65%
Spain 34% 66% Brazil also sees a 9pp rise from last
Sweden 33% 67% month, with 44% of Brazilians now
Italy 33% 67% describing the country’s current
Turkey 32% 68% economic situation as “good”.
US 30% 70%
France 29% 71% Two countries record all-time high “good
Great Britain 29% 71% economy” scores this month: Spain
Poland 24% 76%
Chile (34%) and Italy (33%).
23% 77%
Peru 22% 78%
Hungary 21% 79% Meanwhile, the story is less positive in
Colombia 20% 80% Israel (-8 from last month), the US and
Japan 15% 85% Singapore (both -7).
South Africa 13% 87%
South Korea 12% 88%
Argentina 6% 94%
22 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 21,310 adults aged 16-74 in 29 participating countries, May 26th 2023 - June 9th 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jun 23
Despite the country’s second
highest ever month-on-month
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: BRAZIL increase, Brazil remains 22pp
below its all-time high of 66%
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country? (October 2010).
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Brazil
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10%
0%
Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 16-74 in Brazil, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23
Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in Israel, 2015 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 16-74 in Italy, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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10% 12%
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Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in South Korea, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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30%
20%
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Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 16-74 in Spain, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23
Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 16-74 in US, 2013 - 2023.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
The “Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the Weighting has been employed to balance demographics and ensure
countries where the survey was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population
population size of each country and is not intended to suggest a total according to the most recent census data.
result."
The sample consists of approximately 1000+ individuals in each of
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility
Israel, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the US, and approximately 500+ interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and
individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on
Malaysia, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South the Ipsos use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos website.
Korea, Thailand and Turkey.
The samples in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Where results do not sum to 100 or the ‘difference’ appears to be +/-1
Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, more/less than the actual, this may be due to rounding, multiple
Spain, Sweden, and the US can be taken as representative of these responses, or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses
countries’ general adult population under the age of 75. The publication of these findings abides by local rules and regulations.