Malaysia vs South Africa: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Malaysia
1.68
in 2025
South Africa
1.71
in 2025
Malaysia rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.71 against 1.68 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 176 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.85 | -2.11 | 0.7373 | South Africa |
| 1910s | -2.85 | -0.219 | 2.63 | South Africa |
| 1920s | -2.85 | -0.219 | 2.63 | South Africa |
| 1930s | -2.85 | -0.079 | 2.77 | South Africa |
| 1940s | -2.85 | -0.0408 | 2.81 | South Africa |
| 1950s | -1.85 | 0.112 | 1.96 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.03 | 1.81 | 0.7798 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.72 | 2.1 | 0.388 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 2.1 | 0.388 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.72 | 2.1 | 0.388 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.72 | 2.1 | 0.388 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 2.1 | 0.237 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9328 | 1.79 | 0.8583 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.71 against 1.68 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.03, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- Malaysia ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States 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 foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.