Fear of coronavirus COVID-19 worldwide by country 2020

A recent worldwide survey showed that respondents in Indonesia and Malaysia were the most likely to be very scared of coronavirus (COVID-19). This statistic shows the percentage distribution of respondents regarding how fearful they are of contracting COVID-19 as of March 1, 2020 worldwide, by country.

Percentage of respondents worldwide scared of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19) as of March 1, 2020, by country

Characteristic	Very scared	Somewhat scared	Not very scared	Not at all scared	Don't know
United Kingdom	5%	19%	44%	26%	5%
United States	8%	25%	35%	25%	6%
China	26%	42%	26%	3%	3%
Hong Kong	26%	39%	26%	5%	2%
Indonesia	47%	34%	10%	5%	4%
Malaysia	44%	36%	12%	3%	5%
Philippines	36%	36%	15%	9%	4%
Singapore	15%	38%	33%	11%	3%
Taiwan	20%	40%	30%	7%	3%
Thailand	26%	45%	21%	6%	2%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 28 to March 1, 2020

Number of respondents

20,686 respondents

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which, if any, of the following statements BEST describes your feelings towards contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?"

Figures may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

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