Indonesia vs Malaysia: Justified Political Positions Score
Indonesia
0.866
in 2025
Malaysia
0.83
in 2025
Indonesia rank
75th
Malaysia rank
78th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.866 against 0.83 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.036.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.01 | -2.7 | 0.685 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | -1.91 | -2.7 | 0.7847 | Indonesia |
| 1920s | -1.02 | -2.7 | 1.68 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | -1.02 | -2.7 | 1.68 | Indonesia |
| 1940s | -0.1611 | -3.01 | 2.85 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 1.65 | -2.06 | 3.71 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.178 | 0.329 | 0.151 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.1768 | 0.352 | 0.1752 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.053 | 0.352 | 0.299 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3441 | 0.4485 | 0.1044 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 0.5379 | 1.69 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 0.7116 | 0.9057 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.7983 | 0.3572 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Indonesia, at 0.866 against 0.83 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.036, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Indonesia ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.