Key features of liberal democracy in Malaysia
Malaysia: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.355 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.355
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.362
in 2023
All-time low
0.079
in 1942
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Malaysia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.355 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy 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.
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 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 liberal democracy in Malaysia?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Malaysia was 0.355 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.362 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.079 in 1942.
- How does Malaysia rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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