Civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia is 0 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 149th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 0 units per person compare
- 147 Madagascar 0 units per person compare
- 148 Mozambique 0 units per person compare
- 150 Switzerland 0 units per person compare
- 151 Austria 0 units per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Malaysia was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.