Political Stability - Governance score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Political Stability - Governance score was 72.47 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
72.47 0-100
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
83rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
72.89 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
64.52 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 72.3 0-1001998: 64.5 0-1002000: 66.2 0-1002002: 72.2 0-1002003: 72.1 0-1002004: 68.5 0-1002005: 72.9 0-1002006: 69.5 0-1002007: 68.6 0-1002008: 68.2 0-1002009: 66.4 0-1002010: 68.9 0-1002011: 66.9 0-1002012: 65.6 0-1002013: 65.2 0-1002014: 67.4 0-1002015: 66.7 0-1002016: 65.6 0-1002017: 65.7 0-1002018: 68.9 0-1002019: 68.6 0-1002020: 68.3 0-1002021: 69.2 0-1002022: 70.1 0-1002023: 69.8 0-1002024: 72.5 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Malaysia stood at 72.47 0-100.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 72.89 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.52 0-100, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 83rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Political Stability - Governance score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Malaysia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 72.33 0-100
1998 64.52 0-100 -10.8%
2000 66.17 0-100 +2.6%
2002 72.15 0-100 +9.0%
2003 72.07 0-100 -0.1%
2004 68.55 0-100 -4.9%
2005 72.89 0-100 +6.3%
2006 69.48 0-100 -4.7%
2007 68.6 0-100 -1.3%
2008 68.2 0-100 -0.6%
2009 66.38 0-100 -2.7%
2010 68.89 0-100 +3.8%
2011 66.89 0-100 -2.9%
2012 65.56 0-100 -2.0%
2013 65.16 0-100 -0.6%
2014 67.4 0-100 +3.4%
2015 66.66 0-100 -1.1%
2016 65.62 0-100 -1.6%
2017 65.69 0-100 +0.1%
2018 68.92 0-100 +4.9%
2019 68.64 0-100 -0.4%
2020 68.29 0-100 -0.5%
2021 69.24 0-100 +1.4%
2022 70.14 0-100 +1.3%
2023 69.79 0-100 -0.5%
2024 72.47 0-100 +3.8%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 72.47 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.49 0-100, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 72.47 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.87 0-100, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.42 0-100 64.52 0-100 72.33 0-100 2
2000s 69.39 0-100 66.17 0-100 72.89 0-100 9
2010s 66.94 0-100 65.16 0-100 68.92 0-100 10
2020s 69.99 0-100 68.29 0-100 72.47 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 80 Netherlands 73.21 0-100 compare
  2. 81 Mongolia 73.08 0-100 compare
  3. 82 Cyprus 72.49 0-100 compare
  4. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 72.04 0-100 compare
  5. 85 Montenegro 71.56 0-100 compare
  6. 86 North Korea 71.4 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Malaysia?
Political stability - governance score in Malaysia was 72.47 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 72.89 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 64.52 0-100 in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for political stability - governance score?
Malaysia ranks 83rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).