What Worries the World

Do the public think their country is heading in right direction or is it off on the wrong track?

What are the issues of most concern to citizens around the world? Take a look at concerns in your country and the long term trends from our global "What Worries The World?" polling.

Many people across 30 countries don’t think the key concerns of today will be solved over the next five years, writes Melissa Dunne.

Misinformation, Ukraine, America … Ipsos Update explores the latest and research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

Conducted monthly in 29 countries among 20,000 adults for over a decade, the Ipsos What Worries the World study offers an exceptional snapshot of world opinion on pressing global issues.

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.

Earth, plastics, politics … Ipsos Update explores the latest and research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

Risks, nations, AI… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

Our politicians like to tell us that Canada is a beacon of aspiration for other countries. Average Canadians, being more realistic than our politicians, have in the past been more likely to be thankful that Canada’s geography, history, and natural wealth provides us with a haven from the challenges facing much of the world.  Is this changing?