India vs Malaysia: Democracy
India
4
in 2025
Malaysia
4
in 2025
India rank
16th
Malaysia rank
16th
Democracy over time
- India
- Malaysia
How they compare
India currently reports 4 against 4 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was India ahead.
India ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 128 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 | 2 | 2.67 | India |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | India |
| 2020s | 4 | 3.33 | 0.6667 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, India or Malaysia?
- India, at 4 against 4 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between India and Malaysia?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do India and Malaysia rank globally for democracy?
- India ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).