Malaysia vs South Africa: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Malaysia
0.4766
in 2020
South Africa
0.4821
in 2020
Malaysia rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4821 against 0.4766 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0055.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0361 | 0.0772 | 0.041 | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.0373 | 0.0839 | 0.0466 | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.0385 | 0.0904 | 0.0519 | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.044 | 0.0944 | 0.0505 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.0465 | 0.1031 | 0.0565 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0631 | 0.1191 | 0.056 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.085 | 0.1323 | 0.0474 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.1486 | 0.1591 | 0.0105 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.192 | 0.1766 | 0.0154 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.2257 | 0.1961 | 0.0296 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2883 | 0.2115 | 0.0768 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3243 | 0.3143 | 0.01 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3707 | 0.3786 | 0.0079 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4092 | 0.4392 | 0.03 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4766 | 0.4821 | 0.0055 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4821 against 0.4766 in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.0055, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.