Stateness index bti in Malaysia

Malaysia: Stateness index bti 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 bti in Malaysia, 2005–2025

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 7.75 for stateness index bti 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 bti 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.

Stateness index bti in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Stateness index bti in Malaysia, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 8.5 —
2007 9 +5.9%
2009 9 +0.0%
2011 8.5 -5.6%
2013 8.5 +0.0%
2015 8.25 -2.9%
2017 8 -3.0%
2019 8 +0.0%
2021 8 +0.0%
2023 7.75 -3.1%
2025 7.75 +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 7.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 7.75 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.12, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

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 →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stateness index bti in Malaysia?
Stateness index bti in Malaysia was 7.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest stateness index bti recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
What is the lowest stateness index bti recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 2023.
How does Malaysia rank for stateness index bti?
Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is stateness index bti 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stateness index 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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