Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia
Malaysia: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.355 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.355 for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 0.362 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.079, in 1942.
Malaysia ranks 87th 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.
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.115 | — |
| 1901 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.114 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.109 | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 0.088 | -19.3% |
| 1942 | 0.079 | -10.2% |
| 1943 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.08 | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.112 | +40.0% |
| 1947 | 0.116 | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.114 | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.14 | +22.8% |
| 1950 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.187 | +33.6% |
| 1956 | 0.219 | +17.1% |
| 1957 | 0.214 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.221 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.217 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.219 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.212 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.21 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.213 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.209 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.163 | -22.0% |
| 1970 | 0.133 | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.17 | +27.8% |
| 1973 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.179 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.194 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.196 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.191 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.175 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.173 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.171 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.17 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.168 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.163 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.155 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.161 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.163 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.162 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.161 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.162 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.165 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.166 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.171 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.173 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.207 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.209 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.216 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.218 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.216 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.218 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.206 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.208 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.204 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.202 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.206 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.319 | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 0.338 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.307 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.316 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.362 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.359 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.355 | -1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.355 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.355 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3575, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +54.9% | 0.206 | 0.319 |
| 1946 | +40.0% | 0.08 | 0.112 |
| 1955 | +33.6% | 0.14 | 0.187 |
| 1972 | +27.8% | 0.133 | 0.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.115 | 0.115 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1145 | 0.114 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0996 | 0.079 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1762 | 0.14 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2089 | 0.163 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1755 | 0.133 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1723 | 0.155 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1618 | 0.161 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1945 | 0.165 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 | 0.202 | 0.338 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3332 | 0.3 | 0.362 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 84 North Macedonia 0.374 compare
- 85 Armenia 0.371 compare
- 86 Singapore 0.36 compare
- 88 Bolivia 0.352 compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 0.348 compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.339 compare
More social development data for Malaysia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 150,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0042 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malaysia was 0.355 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.362 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.079 in 1942.
- How does Malaysia rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.