When will Malaysia’s normalcy be restored following the Pandemic Covid 19? If this research by The Economist is considered as an indicator, Malaysia still has a long way to go.
The top 10 best-performing countries or territories on the Economist Normalcy Index are Hong Kong (96.3/100), New Zealand (87.8), Pakistan (84,4), Nigeria (84.1), Ukraine (83.6), Romania (82.1), Denmark (81.3), Egypt (81.2), Israel (80.4) and Mexico (80.2). The global average for return to pre-pandemic activity is 66.6 on a scale of 0 to 100.
India has a score of 46.5, ranking it near the bottom in the 48th position. China (score 72.9) is 19th, United States (72.8) 20th, United Arab Emirates (68.9) 27th and United Kingdom (62.5) 36th.
The worst performing countries from the bottom are Malaysia (score 27.3/100) at number 50, Taiwan (43.7) at 49, India (46.5) at 48, Chile (51.1) at 47, Vietnam (51.3) at 46, Argentina (52.9) at 45, Philippines (55.5) at 44, Singapore (55.5) at 43, Peru (56.1) at 42, Thailand (57.8) at 41 and Indonesia (58.3) at 40.
The Economist, a well-known publication that studies and discusses global economic issues, carried out the “normalcy index” to track how people’s behaviour has changed and continues to change as a result of the Pandemic Covid 19.
