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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.739 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.739 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.