According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 55 percent of Malaysians do not believe it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen there in that year. Malaysia is a relatively safe country; however, in 2019, the Malaysian police raised concerns that foreign militants saw Malaysia as a 'safe haven' to hide out in since the collapse of ISIS.
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
A major terrorist attack will be carried out in [country]."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Malaysia Who Thought It Likely That a Major Terrorist Attack Would Happen in The Country from 2019 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in the country from 2019 to 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040836/malaysia-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
