Malaysia vs Syria: Engaged Society Score
Malaysia
0.55
in 2025
Syria
0.522
in 2025
Malaysia rank
104th
Syria rank
106th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Malaysia
- Syria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.55 against 0.522 in Syria, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 104th and Syria ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 12 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.99 | -2.05 | 1.06 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -0.99 | -1.24 | 0.2542 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | -0.99 | -1.94 | 0.9457 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -0.99 | -1.05 | 0.0598 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | -1.04 | -0.9437 | 0.0949 | Syria |
| 1950s | -0.3931 | -0.4871 | 0.094 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.15 | -1.61 | 1.46 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.406 | -2.53 | 2.12 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.556 | -2.53 | 1.97 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -0.468 | -2.53 | 2.06 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0018 | -2.45 | 2.45 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2081 | -2.07 | 2.28 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3243 | -1.36 | 1.68 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Malaysia or Syria?
- Malaysia, at 0.55 against 0.522 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Malaysia and Syria?
- 0.028, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for engaged society score?
- Malaysia ranks 104th and Syria ranks 106th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.