According to a recent survey, most South Koreans view the COVID-19 pandemic as the biggest threat to the country.

U.S. polling company Pew Research Center conducted the survey on more than 14-thousand people from 14 countries such as the U.S., Germany, Britain, Japan and South Korea. 

The survey provided a list of perceived threats and participants were asked to rank each as “not a threat,” “ a minor threat,” or “a major threat.”

Of respondents from South Korea, 89 percent ranked the spread of infectious diseases as a major threat. Japan and the U.S. followed, with 88 percent of Japanese nationals and 78 percent of Americans perceiving COVID-19 as their nation’s biggest threat.

Meanwhile, others on the list included cyber attacks from abroad, climate change, terrorism and the condition of the global economy.