Political regime bti in Malaysia

Malaysia: Political regime bti was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
16th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2025
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Political regime bti in Malaysia, 2005–2025

012342005201520252005: 22007: 22009: 22011: 22013: 22015: 22017: 22019: 32021: 32023: 32025: 4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political regime bti in Malaysia is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime bti in Malaysia peaked at 4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.

Malaysia ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Political regime bti in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Political regime bti in Malaysia, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 2 —
2007 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2019 3 +50.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2023 3 +0.0%
2025 4 +33.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.5, 2.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2 2 2 3
2010s 2.2 2 3 5
2020s 3.33 3 4 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 16 Albania 4 compare
  2. 16 Argentina 4 compare
  3. 16 Armenia 4 compare
  4. 16 Bhutan 4 compare
  5. 16 Bolivia 4 compare
  6. 16 Brazil 4 compare
  7. 16 Bulgaria 4 compare
  8. 16 Colombia 4 compare
  9. 16 Dominican Republic 4 compare
  10. 16 Ecuador 4 compare
  11. 16 Ghana 4 compare
  12. 16 Hungary 4 compare
  13. 16 India 4 compare
  14. 16 Lesotho 4 compare
  15. 16 Liberia 4 compare
  16. 16 Malawi 4 compare
  17. 16 Mauritius 4 compare
  18. 16 Moldova 4 compare
  19. 16 Mongolia 4 compare
  20. 16 Montenegro 4 compare
  21. 16 Namibia 4 compare
  22. 16 Nepal 4 compare
  23. 16 North Macedonia 4 compare
  24. 16 Panama 4 compare
  25. 16 Paraguay 4 compare
  26. 16 Romania 4 compare
  27. 16 Senegal 4 compare
  28. 16 South Africa 4 compare
  29. 16 Sri Lanka 4 compare
  30. 16 Ukraine 4 compare
  31. 16 Zambia 4 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime bti in Malaysia?
Political regime bti in Malaysia was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime bti recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2025.
What is the lowest political regime bti recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
How does Malaysia rank for political regime bti?
Malaysia ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is political regime bti rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Political regime bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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