Freedom of association index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Freedom of association index was 0.791 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.791
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.793
in 2024
All-time low
0.175
in 1942
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Freedom of association index in Malaysia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association index in Malaysia stood at 0.791.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Malaysia peaked at 0.793 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.175, in 1942.
Malaysia ranks 79th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2598 | 0.175 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4448 | 0.384 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5171 | 0.501 | 0.539 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4787 | 0.414 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5615 | 0.556 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5994 | 0.589 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6506 | 0.634 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6694 | 0.634 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7492 | 0.683 | 0.793 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More social development data for Malaysia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 150,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,477 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.739 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.355 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.504 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.586 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.303 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Malaysia?
- Freedom of association index in Malaysia was 0.791 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.793 in 2024.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.175 in 1942.
- How does Malaysia rank for freedom of association index?
- Malaysia ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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