Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Guyana or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 0.706 against 0.697 in Guyana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Malaysia: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Guyana

0.697

in 2025

Malaysia

0.706

in 2025

Guyana rank

62nd

Malaysia rank

60th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Guyana
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.706 against 0.697 in Guyana, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Guyana ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.071	0.194	0.123	Malaysia
1910s	0.071	0.2035	0.1325	Malaysia
1920s	0.071	0.213	0.142	Malaysia
1930s	0.076	0.213	0.137	Malaysia
1940s	0.087	0.2255	0.1385	Malaysia
1950s	0.2305	0.361	0.1305	Malaysia
1960s	0.432	0.5327	0.1007	Malaysia
1970s	0.607	0.5587	0.0483	Guyana
1980s	0.6245	0.5941	0.0304	Guyana
1990s	0.6314	0.5637	0.0677	Guyana
2000s	0.6426	0.5662	0.0764	Guyana
2010s	0.6716	0.5805	0.0911	Guyana
2020s	0.6907	0.6928	0.0022	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Guyana or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 0.706 against 0.697 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Guyana and Malaysia?: 0.009, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Malaysia rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Guyana ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.