Key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia
Malaysia: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.504 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia is 0.504, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia peaked at 0.513 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1942.
That places Malaysia 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.05 | 0.035 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1794 | 0.069 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2945 | 0.209 | 0.311 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2318 | 0.146 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2685 | 0.257 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2591 | 0.257 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.303 | 0.277 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3527 | 0.321 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4735 | 0.425 | 0.513 | 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 association index 0.791 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.586 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.303 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Malaysia was 0.504 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.513 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1942.
- How does Malaysia rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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