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Women civil liberties index in Malaysia

Malaysia: Women civil liberties index was 0.717 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.717
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.757
in 2020
All-time low
0.302
in 1942
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women civil liberties index in Malaysia, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.717 for women civil liberties index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Malaysia peaked at 0.757 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.302, in 1942.

That places Malaysia 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women civil liberties index in Malaysia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.551 —
1901 0.551 +0.0%
1902 0.551 +0.0%
1903 0.551 +0.0%
1904 0.551 +0.0%
1905 0.551 +0.0%
1906 0.551 +0.0%
1907 0.551 +0.0%
1908 0.551 +0.0%
1909 0.551 +0.0%
1910 0.551 +0.0%
1911 0.551 +0.0%
1912 0.551 +0.0%
1913 0.551 +0.0%
1914 0.551 +0.0%
1915 0.551 +0.0%
1916 0.551 +0.0%
1917 0.551 +0.0%
1918 0.551 +0.0%
1919 0.551 +0.0%
1920 0.551 +0.0%
1921 0.551 +0.0%
1922 0.551 +0.0%
1923 0.551 +0.0%
1924 0.551 +0.0%
1925 0.551 +0.0%
1926 0.551 +0.0%
1927 0.551 +0.0%
1928 0.551 +0.0%
1929 0.551 +0.0%
1930 0.551 +0.0%
1931 0.551 +0.0%
1932 0.551 +0.0%
1933 0.551 +0.0%
1934 0.551 +0.0%
1935 0.551 +0.0%
1936 0.551 +0.0%
1937 0.551 +0.0%
1938 0.551 +0.0%
1939 0.551 +0.0%
1940 0.446 -19.1%
1941 0.308 -30.9%
1942 0.302 -1.9%
1943 0.302 +0.0%
1944 0.302 +0.0%
1945 0.346 +14.6%
1946 0.547 +58.1%
1947 0.547 +0.0%
1948 0.547 +0.0%
1949 0.547 +0.0%
1950 0.547 +0.0%
1951 0.547 +0.0%
1952 0.547 +0.0%
1953 0.547 +0.0%
1954 0.547 +0.0%
1955 0.547 +0.0%
1956 0.547 +0.0%
1957 0.558 +2.0%
1958 0.694 +24.4%
1959 0.694 +0.0%
1960 0.694 +0.0%
1961 0.694 +0.0%
1962 0.694 +0.0%
1963 0.694 +0.0%
1964 0.64 -7.8%
1965 0.64 +0.0%
1966 0.64 +0.0%
1967 0.65 +1.6%
1968 0.65 +0.0%
1969 0.65 +0.0%
1970 0.65 +0.0%
1971 0.65 +0.0%
1972 0.65 +0.0%
1973 0.65 +0.0%
1974 0.65 +0.0%
1975 0.65 +0.0%
1976 0.65 +0.0%
1977 0.65 +0.0%
1978 0.65 +0.0%
1979 0.65 +0.0%
1980 0.65 +0.0%
1981 0.65 +0.0%
1982 0.65 +0.0%
1983 0.65 +0.0%
1984 0.65 +0.0%
1985 0.65 +0.0%
1986 0.65 +0.0%
1987 0.632 -2.8%
1988 0.632 +0.0%
1989 0.632 +0.0%
1990 0.632 +0.0%
1991 0.632 +0.0%
1992 0.632 +0.0%
1993 0.632 +0.0%
1994 0.632 +0.0%
1995 0.632 +0.0%
1996 0.632 +0.0%
1997 0.632 +0.0%
1998 0.632 +0.0%
1999 0.632 +0.0%
2000 0.632 +0.0%
2001 0.632 +0.0%
2002 0.632 +0.0%
2003 0.616 -2.5%
2004 0.616 +0.0%
2005 0.616 +0.0%
2006 0.616 +0.0%
2007 0.616 +0.0%
2008 0.616 +0.0%
2009 0.616 +0.0%
2010 0.623 +1.1%
2011 0.623 +0.0%
2012 0.623 +0.0%
2013 0.609 -2.2%
2014 0.609 +0.0%
2015 0.609 +0.0%
2016 0.609 +0.0%
2017 0.59 -3.1%
2018 0.711 +20.5%
2019 0.711 +0.0%
2020 0.757 +6.5%
2021 0.757 +0.0%
2022 0.757 +0.0%
2023 0.757 +0.0%
2024 0.717 -5.3%
2025 0.717 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.551 0.551 0.551 10
1910s 0.551 0.551 0.551 10
1920s 0.551 0.551 0.551 10
1930s 0.551 0.551 0.551 10
1940s 0.4194 0.302 0.547 10
1950s 0.5775 0.547 0.694 10
1960s 0.6646 0.64 0.694 10
1970s 0.65 0.65 0.65 10
1980s 0.6446 0.632 0.65 10
1990s 0.632 0.632 0.632 10
2000s 0.6208 0.616 0.632 10
2010s 0.6317 0.59 0.711 10
2020s 0.7437 0.717 0.757 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 78 Malawi 0.727 compare
  2. 79 Bangladesh 0.725 compare
  3. 80 Dominican Republic 0.719 compare
  4. 81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.717 compare
  5. 83 Singapore 0.716 compare
  6. 84 North Macedonia 0.708 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Malaysia?
Women civil liberties index in Malaysia was 0.717 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.757 in 2020.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.302 in 1942.
How does Malaysia rank for women civil liberties index?
Malaysia ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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