International

New global poll finds unemployment remains the main concern around the world — but in Britain, healthcare leads as the biggest worry.

Two-thirds of Britons (65%) think the direction of the country is on the wrong track.

Ipsos’ latest Perils of Perception survey highlights how wrong the online public across 38 countries are about key global issues and features of the population in their country.

Global poll finds that unemployment continues to be the lead worry around the world — but Britons are more worried about the rise of extremism than any other country in the study. Almost seven in ten Britons (68%) think the country is on the wrong track.

Ipsos Global Business Resilience Trends Watch survey for International SOS on the perception of travel risk around the world.

People across 23 countries are divided on religion’s impact on the world, but most say they are tolerant of people with different beliefs to them. Six in ten Britons – above the global average – believe religion does more harm than good, and only one in four say religion defines them as a person. 

Unemployment remains the top issue around the world — but in Britain, healthcare and terrorism lead as biggest worries. Seven in ten Britons think the country is on the wrong track – the worst it has been since 2013.

Over four in ten say immigration is causing their country to change in ways they do not like. Twice as many think immigration has had a negative impact on their country than positive.

Gapminder commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey in 12 countries about a range of issues.

Limited availability of rapid-charging stations is today the biggest barrier to the adoption of electric vehicles, according to a new study of 17,000 people from Ipsos.