Malaysia vs Mexico: Political civil liberties index
Malaysia
0.691
in 2025
Mexico
0.642
in 2025
Malaysia rank
97th
Mexico rank
99th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Malaysia
- Mexico
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.691 against 0.642 in Mexico, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 99th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.207 | 0.202 | 0.005 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.207 | 0.3579 | 0.1509 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.207 | 0.3652 | 0.1582 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.207 | 0.3977 | 0.1907 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.207 | 0.4217 | 0.2147 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.3184 | 0.4104 | 0.092 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.3674 | 0.4025 | 0.0351 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.3507 | 0.5331 | 0.1824 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.3593 | 0.6376 | 0.2783 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.3734 | 0.7112 | 0.3378 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.5265 | 0.8238 | 0.2973 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.5879 | 0.7983 | 0.2104 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6832 | 0.6985 | 0.0153 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Malaysia or Mexico?
- Malaysia, at 0.691 against 0.642 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Malaysia and Mexico?
- 0.049, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Malaysia ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 99th 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.