Survey: Switzerland's commitment to global poverty reduction
At the end of 2021, NADEL conducted the first Swiss Panel Global Cooperation survey with 2,800 people to study the opinion of the population towards global inequality and development cooperation.
The survey shows that the Swiss population is concerned about global poverty – and strongly supports Swiss engagement. More than 50% of respondents support an increase in Swiss development cooperation; when made aware of the current spending of 350-400 Swiss francs per inhabitant, which most overestimate, the support increases to around 70%.
The survey also shows that the majority of respondents support political measures to combat poverty, such as a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, regardless of the possible economic costs (70%). Most respondents (80%) also report being privately engaged in issues of global poverty – and most often rely on the Swiss media (83%) for information about living realities around the world.
The Swiss Panel Global Cooperation will be carried out annually until 2030.