Public opinion

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Sweden seen as providing best leadership on COVID, while China and U.S. underperformed; support growing for opening borders.

Our monthly round-up of research and thinking from Ipsos around the world includes new global reports on the topics of health, trustworthiness, and infrastructure. Also discover the latest white papers on empathy, insights, and retail trends.

The long reign of Coronavirus as our survey’s top global concern comes to an end in October 2021. It falls to third place in our issues ranking – behind poverty & social inequality and unemployment.

8 in 10 Singaporeans say their mental health and physical health are equally important, but less than half think that the healthcare system treats it as such – World Mental Health 2021

Our 30-country survey finds a large majority think their mental health and physical health are equally important, but they do not see this reflected in their country’s healthcare services.

Global risks, trust in research, virtual reality and the global influence of Germany are just some of the topics featured in this month’s round up of research and analysis from Ipsos around the world.

Coronavirus remains the top global concern after 18 months of tracking during the pandemic.

Local perspectives on our issues tracker during the pandemic.

Few countries experience meaningful change in sentiment.