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Malaysia

Rank 90 / 190
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy·Kuala Lumpur·34M population·Asia
Civica IndexBeta
CI · Q4 2024 (Beta)
48/ 100
90% CI: 44–52
D · WeakQuarterly cadence

Rank 90 of 190. Composite of 4 governance dimensions. Updated quarterly.

Civica PulseBetaTrailing 365 days
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Democratic Quality
0
Flat — no significant signal
Corruption Control
0
Flat — no significant signal
Stability
0
Flat — no significant signal
2 dimensions moving · 5 events in windowLast computed May 6, 2026
Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs

How the 48 is calculated.

Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
27%
40
contributes 11 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
26%
60
contributes 16 pts
Freedoms & Rights
Freedom House
23%
50
contributes 12 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
24%
51
contributes 12 pts
History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where Malaysia sits against peers.

Global#90 of 190
Asia#9 of 47
World Bank region
East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income
#7of 10
V-Dem Regimes of the World
Electoral Autocracy
#4of 52
CapitalKuala Lumpur
Population34,231,700
Current quarter2024 Q4
MethodologyBeta
Government taxonomy
Raw source
federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Regime type
Parliamentary democracy · 2025
Pulse changelog · latest scored events6 events surfaced

What's moved the score lately.

Cite this page
Civica Index for Malaysia, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/malaysia