Political rights score fh in Malaysia
Malaysia: Political rights score fh was 22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22
in 2022
All-time low
17
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Malaysia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Malaysia stood at 22. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Malaysia peaked at 22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2002.
Malaysia ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.75 | 17 | 20 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.4 | 18 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5 | 20 | 22 | 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)
- 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 political rights score fh in Malaysia?
- Political rights score fh in Malaysia was 22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for political rights score fh?
- Malaysia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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