Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.973 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Malaysia, 1998–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Malaysia stood at 0.973.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Malaysia peaked at 0.984 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.921, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 85th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.921 | — |
| 1999 | 0.923 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.933 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.935 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.939 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.947 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.946 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.942 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.947 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.949 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.956 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.969 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.973 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.965 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.978 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.981 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.977 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.981 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.984 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.972 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.973 | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.973 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.973 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.922 | 0.921 | 0.923 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9424 | 0.933 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9738 | 0.956 | 0.981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9763 | 0.972 | 0.984 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Malaysia?
- Gender development index in Malaysia was 0.973 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.984 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.921 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for gender development index?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.