Malaysia vs Nepal: Human rights index vdem

Malaysia
0.739
in 2025
Nepal
0.742
in 2025
Malaysia rank
91st
Nepal rank
88th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.742 against 0.739 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 91st and Nepal ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Nepal Difference Ahead
1900s 0.524 0.028 0.496 Malaysia
1910s 0.5235 0.028 0.4955 Malaysia
1920s 0.525 0.028 0.497 Malaysia
1930s 0.525 0.0283 0.4967 Malaysia
1940s 0.3851 0.0338 0.3513 Malaysia
1950s 0.5074 0.3637 0.1437 Malaysia
1960s 0.5615 0.2277 0.3338 Malaysia
1970s 0.5512 0.2127 0.3385 Malaysia
1980s 0.5596 0.2426 0.317 Malaysia
1990s 0.5656 0.6671 0.1015 Nepal
2000s 0.6132 0.6443 0.0311 Nepal
2010s 0.6417 0.8038 0.1621 Nepal
2020s 0.7338 0.765 0.0312 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Malaysia or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.742 against 0.739 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Malaysia and Nepal?
0.003, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Malaysia ranks 91st and Nepal ranks 88th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed