Stateness Index in Malaysia

Malaysia: Stateness Index was 7.75 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2007
All-time low
7.75
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Stateness Index in Malaysia, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 8.52007: 92009: 92011: 8.52013: 8.52015: 8.22017: 82019: 82021: 82023: 7.82025: 7.8

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 7.75 for stateness index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stateness index in Malaysia peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 2023.

That places Malaysia 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.83 8.5 9 3
2010s 8.25 8 8.5 5
2020s 7.83 7.75 8 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 43 Belarus 7.75 compare
  2. 43 Bhutan 7.75 compare
  3. 43 Bolivia 7.75 compare
  4. 43 Cambodia 7.75 compare
  5. 43 Dominican Republic 7.75 compare
  6. 43 Ghana 7.75 compare
  7. 43 Guinea 7.75 compare
  8. 43 Panama 7.75 compare
  9. 43 Peru 7.75 compare
  10. 43 Turkmenistan 7.75 compare
  11. 43 Zambia 7.75 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

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Frequently asked questions

What is stateness index in Malaysia?
Stateness index in Malaysia was 7.75 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stateness index recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 2023.
How does Malaysia rank for stateness index?
Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is stateness index rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Stateness Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by 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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Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.