Crime, Justice, Police

Globally, just 39% think their country is heading in the right direction; 61% say things are off on the wrong track. The top worries globally are Poverty/Social inequality, Unemployment, Crime and Violence and Financial/Political corruption.

Globally, just 39% think their country is heading in the right direction. The top worries globally are unemployment, crime/violence, financial/political corruption and poverty/social inequality.

‘What Worries the World’? 58% believe their nation is on the wrong track – whilst concerns about unemployment continue to be a prominent worry.

Corruption, inequality overtook unemployment as the No.1 global worry in 2017: poll.

What Worries the World is a Global Advisor survey in 28 countries. tracking whether people think their country is on the right/wrong track and what their top concerns are. This quicklinks document provides the latest global summary of the survey findings and links to the full decks for each country, in different languages.

New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list: financial/political corruption, poverty/social inequality, unemployment, crime/violence. Meanwhile, in most countries surveyed (22 of 28) the majority think that their nation is on the wrong track.

Over half in the United States and nearly a third in France know a woman who has been a victim of violence.

The majority (57%) of people around the world think things in their country are on the wrong track. Financial/political corruption currently occupies the top spot for global concern with 33% saying this.

Ipsos and UN Women report on Gender and Displacement caused by the Syria crisis.