Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.739 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.739
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.749
in 2023
All-time low
0.453
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia is 0.739, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.749 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.453, in 1946.
Malaysia ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.453 | — |
| 1947 | 0.511 | +12.8% |
| 1948 | 0.48 | -6.1% |
| 1949 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.482 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.512 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.532 | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.554 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.57 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.558 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.561 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.558 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.552 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.548 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.554 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.563 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.56 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.563 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.556 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.559 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.557 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.556 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.564 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.571 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.573 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.582 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.59 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.595 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.628 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.625 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.628 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.63 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.635 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.629 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.624 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.615 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.605 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.638 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.723 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.729 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.711 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.725 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.736 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.749 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.743 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.739 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.481 | 0.453 | 0.511 | 4 |
| 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 economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,412 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.1899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 14,620 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia was 0.739 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.749 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.453 in 1946.
- How does Malaysia rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita 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 Human rights index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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