In a recent finding by Washington-based Pew Research Center, 32% of Malaysians cited religious and ethnic hatred as posing the greatest danger to the world, a concern shared by Indonesia amid simmering religious tensions in both countries.

Concerns about religious and ethnic hatred ranked the highest in Malaysia among Asian countries, followed by Bangladesh (30%), Indonesia (26%) and India (25%). The poll also revealed that in Malaysia, Muslims (35%) are more concerned than Buddhists (22%) about religious and ethnic hatred.
Around a quarter of Malaysians (22%) expressed concern about the spread of nuclear weapons, 16% said pollution and other environmental damage are top threats, 13% cite the growing gap between the rich and the poor as a threat and 12% deems AIDS and other infectious diseases are the world’s top problems.

The global survey was conducted in 44 countries among 48,643 respondents. It was conducted from 17 March to 5 June 2014. The survey was conducted via the telephone and face-to-face interviews, under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

Read the full survey here.

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