This statistic shows the share of respondents who felt that Malaysia was heading in the right direction or wrong direction, from August 2013 to August 2018. During the period surveyed, 75 percent of survey respondents indicated that they believed Malaysia was heading in the wrong direction politically as of August 2015, compared to 16 percent of respondents at that time who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right direction. In comparison, 24 percent of survey respondents believed that Malaysia was on the wrong course as of August 2018, while 55 percent of survey respondents were of the opinion that Malaysia was on the right political path as of August 2018.
Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018*
Respondents were interviewed in their own preferred language
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
*Figures are as of August of each year.
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "Do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten on the wrong direction?"
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Merdeka Center. (August 15, 2018). Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/
Merdeka Center. "Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018*." Chart. August 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/
Merdeka Center. (2018). Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/
Merdeka Center. "Share of Voters Who Were of The Opinion That Malaysia Was Heading in The Right or Wrong Direction, from 2013 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/
Merdeka Center, Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of voters who were of the opinion that Malaysia was heading in the right or wrong direction, from 2013 to 2018* [Graph], Merdeka Center, August 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/981778/public-mood-on-direction-of-country-malaysia/
