A global 2023 study found that countries with a medium or low Human Development Index were most likely to feel that disinformation already had a major impact on political life in their own country, with 92 percent agreeing that they felt this way. Overall, 87 percent of interviewed adults worldwide said that disinformation had impacted politics in their country, highlighting the growing influence of false information on the public and the political landscape alike.
Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI
(Human Development Index)
HDI is a summary measure of average achievement in key areas of human development, i.e. a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable, and having a decent standard of living; HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of these three areas
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
*Sample size per country was 500.
Countries with a very high HDI included Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, and the United States.
Countries with a high HDI included Algeria, Mexico, South Africa, Ukraine, Dominican Republic, and Indonesia.
Countries with a medium or low HDI included Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, India, and Senegal.
Participating countries included those where there was publicly available information about a foreseen national election in 2024 as of August 2023.
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Ipsos. (November 27, 2023). Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI (Human Development Index) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/
Ipsos. "Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI (Human Development Index)." Chart. November 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/
Ipsos. (2023). Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI (Human Development Index). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Whether Disinformation Already Had a Major Impact on Political Life in Own Country Worldwide as of September 2023, by Hdi (Human Development Index)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/
Ipsos, Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI (Human Development Index) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Opinion on whether disinformation already had a major impact on political life in own country worldwide as of September 2023, by HDI (Human Development Index) [Graph], Ipsos, November 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461987/disinformation-impact-on-politics-worldwide-by-hdi/