Ranked: The Countries That Believe in Aliens the Most

Marcus Lu
2024-11-03 14:09:00
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Ranked: These Countries Believe in Aliens the Most

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This graphic visualizes the results of an Ipsos poll that asked adults whether they thought aliens would visit Earth in 2023.

The survey consisted of 24,471 adults across 36 countries, conducted between October and November, 2022.

Where E.T.’s Existence Would be Most Accepted

India, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE had the highest share of respondents who believe an alien visit would be likely.

Country	Likely (%)	No response	Unlikely
India	43	17	40
Saudi Arabia	38	19	43
UAE	36	23	41
Thailand	29	25	46
Colombia	26	23	51
China	25	10	65
Peru	23	21	56
Indonesia	22	16	62
Singapore	22	21	57
Mexico	21	23	56
Malaysia	21	23	56
Turkey	20	18	62
South Africa	19	19	62
Brazil	19	18	63
Chile	19	19	62
Argentina	18	26	56
Denmark	18	11	71
U.S.	17	19	64
Germany	17	11	72
Australia	16	13	71
Ireland	15	11	74
Spain	15	17	68
Sweden	15	10	75
Italy	13	15	72
Romania	13	20	67
France	12	15	73
South Korea	12	13	75
Hungary	12	16	72
Canada	12	18	70
Netherlands	11	11	78
UK	10	12	78
Switzerland	10	13	77
Israel	10	12	78
Poland	10	14	76
Belgium	10	11	79
Japan	8	24	68

It’s hard to ascertain any one reason these three countries believe in aliens so strongly. It may be due to rich mythologies where the acceptance of various gods, djinn, and other magical beings translates into acceptance of alien life.

There might also be a religious element at play. Ongoing discussions about what the Quran states about other forms of life, except for humans, have generated interest on the internet.

It could also be an effect of mass media: the Star Wars movies, for example, were very popular in India.

However, the same influence for some countries clearly doesn’t work for others. The U.S., home to Hollywood—which seems to release at least one movie about aliens a year—sits firmly middle of the pack.

And then there’s Japan, where only 8% of those surveyed believed a visit was likely.

This is somewhat surprising, given the country’s strong technological advancements and fascination with futuristic themes in popular culture.

So… Do Aliens Exist?

NASA has said that so far, no credible evidence exists for extraterrestrial life. And despite multiple “strange light sightings,” over the years, the Department of Defense’s most recent report states there’s no “verifiable evidence” that all the “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (a new term for UFOs) actually represents alien life.

However, as a case study for probability, the odds of humans being the only advanced civilization in the whole universe is one in ten billion trillion. Or really, really, small.

So, purely mathematically, the chances of alien life existing are likely.

Now whether they’d visit—is another question entirely.

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