According to the just released June 2020 wave of Ipsos What Worries the World global survey, 65% urban Indians believe India is headed in the right direction, though we see a 7% downward slide in optimism levels in June, over May 2020. And India continues to buck the global trend of pessimism, where in contrast, at least 58% global citizens believe their country is on the wrong track. And this sentiment has further heightened over May by 3%.
The markets most optimistic were the usual suspects of Saudi Arabia (90%), Malaysia (70%) and India (65%). And the markets post pessimistic were Belgium, Hungary and Chile where 77% and 75% (for both Hungary and Chile) believed their country is on the wrong track.
“What Worries the World provides direction to governments in terms of the issues predominantly weighing on the minds of citizens, to enable governments in prioritizing these issues over others, in their game plan,” said Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India.
This monthly survey is conducted in 27 markets.
Global Citizens & Indians worry about the same issues!
Interestingly, the top issues worrying global citizens and urban Indians were similar and in the same pecking order of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) at the top, followed by Unemployment and Jobs and Poverty and Social Inequality.
Top three Global issues Top three issues in India
1) COVID-19 (47%) 1) COVID-19 (62%)
2) Unemployment & Jobs (42%) 2) Unemployment & Jobs (53%)
3) Poverty and Social Inequality(31%) 3) Poverty and Social Inequality (28%)
