What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 0.714 in 2023.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1900.

How does Malaysia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Malaysia ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia

Name: Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Egalitarian political institutions index was 0.706 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.706

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

60th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.714

in 2023

All-time low

0.194

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia, 1900–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia stood at 0.706.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia peaked at 0.714 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1900.

That places Malaysia 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.194	—
1901	0.194	+0.0%
1902	0.194	+0.0%
1903	0.194	+0.0%
1904	0.194	+0.0%
1905	0.194	+0.0%
1906	0.194	+0.0%
1907	0.194	+0.0%
1908	0.194	+0.0%
1909	0.194	+0.0%
1910	0.194	+0.0%
1911	0.194	+0.0%
1912	0.194	+0.0%
1913	0.194	+0.0%
1914	0.194	+0.0%
1915	0.213	+9.8%
1916	0.213	+0.0%
1917	0.213	+0.0%
1918	0.213	+0.0%
1919	0.213	+0.0%
1920	0.213	+0.0%
1921	0.213	+0.0%
1922	0.213	+0.0%
1923	0.213	+0.0%
1924	0.213	+0.0%
1925	0.213	+0.0%
1926	0.213	+0.0%
1927	0.213	+0.0%
1928	0.213	+0.0%
1929	0.213	+0.0%
1930	0.213	+0.0%
1931	0.213	+0.0%
1932	0.213	+0.0%
1933	0.213	+0.0%
1934	0.213	+0.0%
1935	0.213	+0.0%
1936	0.213	+0.0%
1937	0.213	+0.0%
1938	0.213	+0.0%
1939	0.213	+0.0%
1940	0.204	-4.2%
1941	0.204	+0.0%
1942	0.204	+0.0%
1943	0.204	+0.0%
1944	0.204	+0.0%
1945	0.204	+0.0%
1946	0.257	+26.0%
1947	0.258	+0.4%
1948	0.258	+0.0%
1949	0.258	+0.0%
1950	0.27	+4.7%
1951	0.293	+8.5%
1952	0.293	+0.0%
1953	0.293	+0.0%
1954	0.293	+0.0%
1955	0.343	+17.1%
1956	0.343	+0.0%
1957	0.478	+39.4%
1958	0.502	+5.0%
1959	0.502	+0.0%
1960	0.534	+6.4%
1961	0.534	+0.0%
1962	0.534	+0.0%
1963	0.534	+0.0%
1964	0.534	+0.0%
1965	0.534	+0.0%
1966	0.534	+0.0%
1967	0.534	+0.0%
1968	0.534	+0.0%
1969	0.521	-2.4%
1970	0.556	+6.7%
1971	0.559	+0.5%
1972	0.559	+0.0%
1973	0.559	+0.0%
1974	0.559	+0.0%
1975	0.559	+0.0%
1976	0.559	+0.0%
1977	0.559	+0.0%
1978	0.559	+0.0%
1979	0.559	+0.0%
1980	0.615	+10.0%
1981	0.619	+0.7%
1982	0.618	-0.2%
1983	0.618	+0.0%
1984	0.618	+0.0%
1985	0.618	+0.0%
1986	0.618	+0.0%
1987	0.539	-12.8%
1988	0.539	+0.0%
1989	0.539	+0.0%
1990	0.561	+4.1%
1991	0.564	+0.5%
1992	0.564	+0.0%
1993	0.564	+0.0%
1994	0.564	+0.0%
1995	0.564	+0.0%
1996	0.564	+0.0%
1997	0.564	+0.0%
1998	0.564	+0.0%
1999	0.564	+0.0%
2000	0.57	+1.1%
2001	0.57	+0.0%
2002	0.563	-1.2%
2003	0.563	+0.0%
2004	0.563	+0.0%
2005	0.563	+0.0%
2006	0.564	+0.2%
2007	0.564	+0.0%
2008	0.571	+1.2%
2009	0.571	+0.0%
2010	0.565	-1.1%
2011	0.565	+0.0%
2012	0.555	-1.8%
2013	0.55	-0.9%
2014	0.55	+0.0%
2015	0.55	+0.0%
2016	0.55	+0.0%
2017	0.555	+0.9%
2018	0.686	+23.6%
2019	0.679	-1.0%
2020	0.686	+1.0%
2021	0.684	-0.3%
2022	0.682	-0.3%
2023	0.714	+4.7%
2024	0.685	-4.1%
2025	0.706	+3.1%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

Malaysia's 0.706 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Malaysia's 0.706 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.572, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1910s	0.2035	0.194	0.213	10
1920s	0.213	0.213	0.213	10
1930s	0.213	0.213	0.213	10
1940s	0.2255	0.204	0.258	10
1950s	0.361	0.27	0.502	10
1960s	0.5327	0.521	0.534	10
1970s	0.5587	0.556	0.559	10
1980s	0.5941	0.539	0.619	10
1990s	0.5637	0.561	0.564	10
2000s	0.5662	0.563	0.571	10
2010s	0.5805	0.55	0.686	10
2020s	0.6928	0.682	0.714	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

57 Lesotho 0.715 compare
58 Sri Lanka 0.714 compare
59 Bulgaria 0.712 compare
61 Portugal 0.704 compare
62 Canada 0.697 compare
62 Guyana 0.697 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Malaysia was 0.706 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.714 in 2023.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1900.
How does Malaysia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Malaysia ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian political institutions index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026