Key features of human rights in Malaysia
Malaysia: Key features of human rights was 0.739 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.739
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.749
in 2023
All-time low
0.265
in 1942
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of human rights in Malaysia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.739 for key features of human rights in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Malaysia peaked at 0.749 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1942.
That places Malaysia 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5235 | 0.515 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.525 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.525 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3851 | 0.265 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5074 | 0.482 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5615 | 0.554 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5512 | 0.548 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5596 | 0.556 | 0.563 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5656 | 0.564 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6132 | 0.582 | 0.635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6417 | 0.605 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7338 | 0.711 | 0.749 | 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 human rights in Malaysia?
- Key features of human rights in Malaysia was 0.739 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.749 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1942.
- How does Malaysia rank for key features of human rights?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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