After going through two years of uncertainty and new challenges due to the pandemic, 2022 was marked globally by international conflict, economic problems, and a serious climate emergency.
(Colombians feel that prices will increase faster than income).
For this reason, the latest study carried out by the international consultancy Ipsos revealed how people in the world felt during 2022, and found that 73% of the average in the 36 countries surveyed believe that it was a bad year for their country, the 74.7% of Colombians also consider it that way. Similarly, 56% of those surveyed believe that it was a bad year for them and their families, 51.3% of Colombians also believe so.
Taking into consideration the perceptions of 2022, citizens struggle to be optimistic in 2023 as most express concern about the economy, environment and global security. Within the study carried out by Ipsos, it was also announced what are the world predictions for the next year, finding that of the 17 questions asked, more than half show a pessimistic vision, surrounded by negativity due to world inflation, natural disasters associated with the weather, use of nuclear weapons and even asteroid impacts and alien visits.
There is a lot of hopelessness about the global economy, In Colombia, 84.5% think that prices will increase faster than people’s income, 83.1% consider it probable that interest rates will be higher compared to the previous year, 80.5% believe that inflation in the country will be higher in 2023 and 75.9% speculate that unemployment will be higher.
(The ten most influential brands in the country, according to Ipsos).
The reasons for the pessimism are clear, coupled with the fact that Colombia is in fifth place among the countries where they think that the main stock markets in the world will collapse with 63.5% and, even more worrying in fourth position, 69, 4% of Colombians believe it is possible that the country will need to be rescued with emergency financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
World security for the coming year
It has been very much on everyone’s minds in 2022 with active conflict zones in various parts of the world and rising international tensions. This situation increases the concern that nuclear weapons will be used somewhere in the world, 61.8% of Colombians believe it likely.
The role that the information technology (IT) sector is playing is also recognized, four out of ten people in the world believe that it is possible for hackers from a foreign government to cause a global IT shutdown, only the 44% of Colombians also consider it viable. In addition, almost half of those surveyed globally feel that a rogue AI program that cannot be shut down will wreak significant havoc in their country; however, in Colombia 51.8% believe it unlikely.
The global anxiety mood has had an effect on concerns about possible catastrophic stellar events such as the theory of an asteroid impacting Earth; However, although some see it feasible, 49.5% of Colombians consider it improbable, just as 51% do not think that aliens will visit Earth.
Perceptions towards the environment
A large part of the people in the world say that they will see greater consequences of climate change in 2023, in Colombia, 69.1% think that next year there will be more extreme weather events in the country than in 2022, 55.9% considered to be the hottest year ever recorded in the nation, 55.6% think that some natural disaster will affect an important city of the Republic and 45.8% say that there will be parts of the country uninhabitable due to an extreme meteorological phenomenon.
(Economic projections for 2023).
Expectations of great progress in the fight against climate change are relatively low: the percentage of respondents expecting fewer air flights than in 2019 fell from 45% to 42%, compared to the previous year, Colombia is close to the range with 40 .8%. In turn, only a third (34%) of the world population believes that the number of bicycles is likely to exceed that of cars in their capital city, 47.4% of Colombians are in favor of this statement and 52.2% % say it is unlikely to develop a breakthrough technology that will stop climate change.
What is expected of society?
Six in ten people in the world (60%) anticipate that there will be no more lockdowns due to COVID-19 in their country in the next year, as people return to normality, 63% of Colombians also believe so. For their part, 68.4% of people in Colombia say that many more people will live their lives in virtual worlds.
There is pessimism that the people of the country will be more tolerant with others in Colombia, reaching 63.7% disbelief, in addition, 53.6% believe it is unlikely that companies will implement a four-day work week.
Space and human technology
Some expect to see a large space presence in 2023, in fifth place, Colombia is among the countries that think with 60.4% that a spacecraft will be launched towards Mars; In the same position within the ranking, 54.2% think that a space tourism service will start that will offer people to land on the moon.
On the other hand, less than 27% of those surveyed in the world consider it likely that an implant will be successfully installed in a human brain to restore lost memories, 55.5% of Colombians believe it unlikely.
Outlook for 2023
Hope remains in the world, even after the negativity and uncertainty surrounding the future, two out of three respondents (65%) expect a better year than the one experienced in 2022, 78.6% of Colombians agree with this optimism. In turn, as in most previous years, three out of four people in the world (74%) say that they will carry out some personal purposes to do specific things for themselves or for others in 2023, Colombia is in third place in this ranking with 90.3%.
Finally, 51.5% of Colombians indicated that they disagreed that the world economy will be stronger in 2023 than in 2022.
These are the results of a 36-country survey conducted by Ipsos on its Global Advisor online platform. Ipsos interviewed a total of 24,471 adults aged 18-74 in the United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa and Turkey, 20-74 in Thailand, 21-74 in Indonesia and Singapore, and 16-74 in 26 other markets between Friday, October 21, and Friday, November 4, 2022.
The sample consists of approximately 1,000 individuals in each of the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, mainland China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States; and 500 individuals in: Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the Emirates United Arabs.
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