Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
March 20 to 23, 2020
Number of respondents
4,500 respondents
Special properties
general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "We should close the borders of my country and not allow anyone in or out until the virus is proven to be contained?" - Strongly agree / somewhat agree.
Citation formats
Respondents share agreeing on closing borders due to COVID-19 in MENA 2020 by country
As of March 2020, nearly all respondents from Jordan and Lebanon agreed to varying degree, that the borders of their countries should be closed down, until the coronavirus (COVID-19) was proven to be contained. In contrast, only 89 percent of Emirati respondents agreed to close down their borders to control this pandemic outbreak.
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Ipsos. (March 25, 2020). Share of respondents agreeing to close borders due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents agreeing to close borders due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country." Chart. March 25, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents agreeing to close borders due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents Agreeing to Close Borders Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Mar 2020, /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos, Share of respondents agreeing to close borders due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of respondents agreeing to close borders due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Middle East and North Africa as of March 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, March 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1107340/mena-share-of-respondents-agreeing-on-closing-borders-due-to-corona-outbreak-by-country/
