Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 71.56 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Stability - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - governance score in Malaysia stood at 71.56 0-100.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 72.37 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.8 0-100, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 88th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.12 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 63.8 0-100 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 65.67 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.89 0-100 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 71.68 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.89 0-100 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 72.37 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 68.89 0-100 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 68.31 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 67.84 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.83 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 68.56 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 66.86 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 65.35 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 64.87 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.01 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 66.19 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.11 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.16 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.34 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 67.98 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.58 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.43 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.46 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 70.14 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.01 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 71.56 0-100 | -0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 71.56 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.97 0-100, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 71.56 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.48 0-100, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.96 0-100 | 63.8 0-100 | 72.12 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.93 0-100 | 65.67 0-100 | 72.37 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.54 0-100 | 64.87 0-100 | 68.56 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.86 0-100 | 67.58 0-100 | 72.01 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 85 Kuwait 73.01 0-100 compare
- 86 North Macedonia 72.18 0-100 compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 72.01 0-100 compare
- 89 Cambodia 71.47 0-100 compare
- 90 Cuba 71.03 0-100 compare
- 91 New Caledonia 70.73 0-100 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 political stability - governance score in Malaysia?
- Political stability - governance score in Malaysia was 71.56 0-100 in 2025, 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 72.37 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for political stability - governance score?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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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About this data
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).