According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2019, 55 percent of Saudi Arabians believed it was unlikely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020. Despite the renewed focus on outer space, such as Trump's "Space Force" proposition and Elon Musk's SpaceX project, the majority of the survey respondents did not think it likely that aliens would be visiting Earth.
Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 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...
Aliens will visit the earth."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041608/saudi-arabia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041608/saudi-arabia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Saudi Arabia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041608/saudi-arabia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
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