Kenya vs Malaysia: Human rights index vdem
Kenya
0.74
in 2025
Malaysia
0.739
in 2025
Kenya rank
90th
Malaysia rank
91st
Human rights index vdem over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.74 against 0.739 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kenya ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0939 | 0.524 | 0.4301 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.104 | 0.5235 | 0.4195 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.1035 | 0.525 | 0.4215 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.11 | 0.525 | 0.415 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.1119 | 0.3851 | 0.2732 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.0712 | 0.5074 | 0.4362 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2523 | 0.5615 | 0.3092 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.2957 | 0.5512 | 0.2555 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2479 | 0.5596 | 0.3117 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4019 | 0.5656 | 0.1637 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6078 | 0.6132 | 0.0054 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6835 | 0.6417 | 0.0418 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7425 | 0.7338 | 0.0087 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Kenya, at 0.74 against 0.739 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.001, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Kenya ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.