Crime and violence continues as the topic that generates the most concern in Chileans, with 63% of the mentions. In this way, Chile far exceeds the global average (28%) and remains for the fifth consecutive month in the first position in the world ranking, surpassing countries such as Israel (59%) and South Africa (54%).
“Concern about crime and violence has usually been high in Chile, however, today particularly high levels are observed that lead it to lead this sentiment in the world. This negative result not only denotes the existence of serious public safety problems, but also exposes a perception that has direct effects on people’s lives, such as changes in habits. This concern increases with age and is greater in people of lower socioeconomic levels”, analyzes Pablo Alvarado, a researcher in Public Studies at Ipsos.
Concern about inflation in Chile has continued in January, reaching 50%. With this, the country is also located as the second country in Latin America where this issue generates the most concern, only behind Argentina, which leads with 65%. In addition, the study showed that 83% of the national respondents consider that the current economic situation is bad.
In third place, poverty and inequality (31%) were located, while unemployment (25%) was ranked as the fourth greatest concern of Chileans, without much variation compared to the previous month, which leaves the country as the least concerned for this issue of the region.
According to Ipsos, Chile is comparatively better evaluated in concerns about political/financial corruption, where it ranks 19 out of 27 countries measured, with 15% of the mentions. In this item, only Italy, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden are better evaluated. Within Latin America, according to the survey, Chile is positioned as the least concerned about corruption, while Peru dominates with 45% of the mentions.
On the other hand, when asked if the country is on the right or wrong track, 70% consider that the country is “on the wrong track.” In this way, Chile equals countries like Great Britain, South Korea and Belgium, and exceeds the global average of 62%.
