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What Worries the World – July 2024
Conducted monthly in 29 countries among a panel of over 20,000 adults for more than a decade, What Worries the World survey offers an exceptional snapshot of world opinion on pressing global issues.
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What worries the world - October 2022
Inflation remains the top global concern for the seventh month in a row with 42% choosing it as a worry.
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What Worries the World – June 2022
Concern about inflation continues to rise, now worrying almost four in ten people globally.
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What Worries the World – May 2022
Inflation remains the top global worry after rising for tenth month in a row.
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What Worries the World - April 2022
Inflation is now the top global worry for the first time, with 26 out of 27 countries recording an increase in concern over the last month.
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Earth Day 2022: few can correctly identify actions which are best at cutting carbon emissions
New research by Ipsos shows people around the world are not very likely to make environmentally friendly changes that would have the most impact on cutting carbon emissions. Less than half say they are likely to make changes such as eating fewer dairy products (41%), eating less meat (44%), changing their household heating system to a low carbon system (44%), despite these being some of the most effective ways in cutting carbon emissions.
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Earth Day 2022: awareness of government actions to combat climate change is low in most countries despite high level of concern
In a new global survey of 23,577 adults aged 16 – 74 in 31 countries, Ipsos found that climate change is a regular concern for half of people across a global country average. Concern is notably higher in Latin American countries, with Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Italy all leading the way as those who think about the effects of climate change on their countries most frequently. Conversely Great Britain ranks in the bottom five countries who don’t think about climate change as much, beaten only by Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and China.
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What Worries the World - February 2022
The global public’s top 5 concerning issues remain unchanged, with Covid-19 still top. But inflation now ranks 6th with almost one in four (23%) worldwide now saying it is a worry in their country.
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Pharmaceutical and banking companies and governments are now seen as more trustworthy
New global data from Ipsos shows pharmaceutical and banking companies see a rise in trust. Government remains the least trusted sector, despite a small uptick.