This statistic presents the results of a survey on Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Malaysian respondents underestimated their country's global economic ranking by far. On average, the respondents thought that Malaysia´s GDP ranked number 120 among top 200 countries, when actually Malaysia was the 37th largest economy in the world.
Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018
samples represent a more urban and educated population with higher incomes
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Survey question:
Thinking about Malaysia, where do you think you rank in the world’s top 200 countries? So if you think your country is the biggest economy in the world, you would rank it 1, and if you think it’s the smallest from these 200, you’d rank it 200.
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. "Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. (2018). Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. "Malaysia´s Perceived and Actual Economic Ranking among The World's Top 200 Countries as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos, Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Malaysia´s perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/953630/malaysia-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
