Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Democracy

Malaysia
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Malaysia rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Democracy over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.