30% of Bulgarians Expect 2019 to be Worse than 2018

Bulgaria is among the countries in the world where pessimism prevails over optimism. 30% of Bulgarians expect 2019 to be worse compared to the current year, while 22% believe that the next 12 months will be better.

This is clear from the first and oldest "Global Index of Hope" called "End of the Year". The survey is conducted annually by Gallup International.

The situation in Bulgaria

At the end of 2018, 22% of Bulgarians expect 2019 to be better than 2018, 30% worse and 31% the same. 17% can not answer.

Thus, the net value of optimism in our country (shares of optimists for 2019 minus pessimists for 2019) is -8. Last year, this estimate was +3. This shows some decline in overall optimism, Gallup said.

Bulgaria is more pessimistic compared to the eastern part of the EU, like Romania which showing much more optimism (net worth +21). Bulgaria shows less optimism than the average and the EU as a whole. According to the net estimates, the Albanian communities are most optimistic in the Balkans, and Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the other end. We are in the middle.

15% of us expect the coming year to be more peaceful for the world, 28% think the opposite, and 38% expect it to be the same. 19% find it difficult to answer. The net value is -13. With this net worth our country is close to the world average.

Bulgaria appears to be relatively more optimistic about peace than other countries in the eastern part of the EU, especially in the context of the EU. Compared with the rest of the Balkans, however, Bulgarians seem rather pessimistic about whether the year will be more peaceful. And here, as if the Albanian communities are among the most cheerful ones.

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