Bhutan vs Malaysia: Political civil liberties index
Bhutan
0.658
in 2025
Malaysia
0.691
in 2025
Bhutan rank
98th
Malaysia rank
97th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.691 against 0.658 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.033.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 98th and Malaysia ranks 97th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.137 | 0.207 | 0.07 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.129 | 0.207 | 0.078 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.129 | 0.207 | 0.078 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.129 | 0.207 | 0.078 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.1461 | 0.207 | 0.0609 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.2007 | 0.3184 | 0.1177 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2489 | 0.3674 | 0.1185 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.265 | 0.3507 | 0.0857 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2826 | 0.3593 | 0.0767 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3099 | 0.3734 | 0.0635 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4611 | 0.5265 | 0.0654 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6963 | 0.5879 | 0.1084 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6865 | 0.6832 | 0.0033 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.691 against 0.658 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.033, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Bhutan ranks 98th and Malaysia ranks 97th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.