Public opinion


Mobility Survey

European Mobility becomes more and more electrified : growing popularity of electric bikes, while the consideration for EV stays high

Europ Assistance (“EA”) today announced the international findings of their 2nd edition of the Mobility Barometer. The survey was conducted among 8,000 people across 8 countries in Europe: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Austria and the Czech Republic. It tracks Europeans' mobility habits. The survey was taken between December 14th 2023 and January 18th, 2024.
Society Survey

Global Happiness 2024

The new edition of Ipsos’ Global Happiness report finds there’s been a slight dip in happiness year-on-year as economic and political clouds loom overhead.

People still feeling the pinch, fed up with ‘shrinkflation’ as 2023 wraps up

The latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds people across 33 countries will have more money to spend in the next year as red-hot prices cool off slightly in many places; and almost half of the global public are seeing red over products getting smaller but prices staying the same.
International Survey

Global citizens achieve near consensus: The world is becoming more dangerous

Ipsos survey for Halifax International Security Forum finds 70% of people, on average, across 30 countries expect in the next 25 years we could see another world conflict involving superpowers similar to World Wars I & II
International Survey

HISF-Ipsos Threat Index finds natural disasters seen as fastest-growing threat

Ipsos survey for the Halifax International Security Forum finds natural disasters are increasingly believed by global citizens to be a leading threat
International Survey

Attack of the drones: six in ten perceive threat from AI-based defense systems

Yet, only 43% of respondents are confident in their government’s ability to respond to such a threat.
International Survey

Canada, Germany most likely to be viewed as positive leaders on world stage

Ipsos survey for Halifax International Security Forum finds Iran, Pakistan and Russia are considered the least likely to have a positive impact on world affairs over the next decade
International Survey

21% of parents globally say their children have gone to bed hungry in the last month

A new global Ipsos study conducted on behalf of World Vision International in 16 countries reveals almost four in ten (37%) parents/guardians say their children are not getting the proper nutrients they need on a daily basis, and 21% say their children have gone to bed hungry in the last 30 days. Moreover, almost half (46%) of adults globally say they have worried about finding the money to buy food in the last 30 days, rising to 77% in low-income countries.

Mental health is now the number one health problem, ahead of cancer and coronavirus

48% across 31 countries say the quality of the healthcare in their country is good – but the picture is inconsistent.