Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Egalitarian political institutions index
Malaysia
0.706
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.714
in 2025
Malaysia rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.714 against 0.706 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.194 | 0.354 | 0.16 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.2035 | 0.354 | 0.1505 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.213 | 0.354 | 0.141 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.213 | 0.3565 | 0.1435 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2255 | 0.4134 | 0.1879 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.361 | 0.5534 | 0.1924 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.5327 | 0.6261 | 0.0934 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5587 | 0.6134 | 0.0547 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5941 | 0.5841 | 0.01 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.5637 | 0.6015 | 0.0378 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.5662 | 0.6096 | 0.0434 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5805 | 0.6189 | 0.0384 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6928 | 0.6457 | 0.0472 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.714 against 0.706 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.008, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Malaysia ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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.