Lesotho vs Malaysia: Egalitarian political institutions index
Lesotho
0.715
in 2025
Malaysia
0.706
in 2025
Lesotho rank
57th
Malaysia rank
60th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.715 against 0.706 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 12 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.32 | 0.194 | 0.126 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.32 | 0.2035 | 0.1165 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.32 | 0.213 | 0.107 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.32 | 0.213 | 0.107 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.362 | 0.2255 | 0.1365 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.371 | 0.361 | 0.01 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.4831 | 0.5327 | 0.0496 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.619 | 0.5587 | 0.0603 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.6242 | 0.5941 | 0.0301 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7384 | 0.5637 | 0.1747 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7994 | 0.5662 | 0.2332 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.7967 | 0.5805 | 0.2162 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7568 | 0.6928 | 0.064 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Lesotho or Malaysia?
- Lesotho, at 0.715 against 0.706 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 0.009, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Lesotho ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.