Where People See Poverty as a Problem

People in Latin America and South Africa are especially sensitive to the problem of poverty in their societies. In a survey by Statista Consumer Insights, between half and two thirds of respondents picked the problem when choosing major domestic issues from a list 20 as part of the survey. This places poverty in the top 3 biggest issues identified in the countries by participants.

Interestingly, several European countries also regard poverty as a major issue at home. In France, 45 percent of respondents named it among major issues, while that number was 42 percent in Italy, 44 percent in Finland and 40 percent in both Spain and the Netherlands. This still placed poverty among the top 6 most named issues in these nations.

In Asia, emerging economies regarded the topic very differently. In India, 38 percent named it among the most important issues (rank 3), while in China, it was ranked 11th at just 12 percent - the lowest in the survey. In the United States, 37 percent said that poverty was among the most important issues in the country - rank 5.