The latest data from Ipsos Global Advisor survey offers a snapshot of how people around the globe feel about their country’s trajectory. As of January-February 2024, a global country average of 40% believe their country is headed in the right direction.
Out of the 25,292 adults were surveyed across 29 countries, respondents in Indonesia, India, Singapore, Thailand and Argentina reported the highest share feeling their country is headed in the right direction. In Indonesia, the highest scoring country, 80% said their country was headed in the right direction.
Right direction or wrong track?
% of adults aged 16-74 saying their country is off on the wrong track vs the % saying it is headed in the right direction, as per the Ipsos Global Advisor survey covering 29 countries during Jan-Feb 2024.
Conversely, respondents in Peru (16%), South Africa (18%), France (23%) and Hungary (23%) reported the lowest shares, with Sweden, Japan and Germany joint last fifth (all 26%). That means that in the above countries, around three quarters or more said their country was off on the wrong track.
Only 9 out of the 29 countries saw a larger share of people saying they felt the country was headed in the right direction, compared to the share saying it was off on the wrong track.
