What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 0.841 in 2024.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.511 in 1942.

How does Malaysia rank for women's civil society participation index?

Malaysia ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Malaysia

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Malaysia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.841 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.841

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

39th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.841

in 2024

All-time low

0.511

in 1942

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Malaysia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Malaysia is 0.841, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Malaysia peaked at 0.841 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.511, in 1942.

Malaysia ranks 39th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Malaysia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.519	—
1901	0.519	+0.0%
1902	0.519	+0.0%
1903	0.519	+0.0%
1904	0.519	+0.0%
1905	0.519	+0.0%
1906	0.519	+0.0%
1907	0.519	+0.0%
1908	0.519	+0.0%
1909	0.519	+0.0%
1910	0.519	+0.0%
1911	0.519	+0.0%
1912	0.519	+0.0%
1913	0.519	+0.0%
1914	0.519	+0.0%
1915	0.519	+0.0%
1916	0.519	+0.0%
1917	0.519	+0.0%
1918	0.519	+0.0%
1919	0.519	+0.0%
1920	0.519	+0.0%
1921	0.519	+0.0%
1922	0.519	+0.0%
1923	0.519	+0.0%
1924	0.519	+0.0%
1925	0.519	+0.0%
1926	0.519	+0.0%
1927	0.519	+0.0%
1928	0.519	+0.0%
1929	0.519	+0.0%
1930	0.519	+0.0%
1931	0.519	+0.0%
1932	0.519	+0.0%
1933	0.519	+0.0%
1934	0.519	+0.0%
1935	0.519	+0.0%
1936	0.519	+0.0%
1937	0.519	+0.0%
1938	0.519	+0.0%
1939	0.519	+0.0%
1940	0.519	+0.0%
1941	0.519	+0.0%
1942	0.511	-1.5%
1943	0.511	+0.0%
1944	0.511	+0.0%
1945	0.511	+0.0%
1946	0.526	+2.9%
1947	0.526	+0.0%
1948	0.526	+0.0%
1949	0.526	+0.0%
1950	0.526	+0.0%
1951	0.526	+0.0%
1952	0.526	+0.0%
1953	0.526	+0.0%
1954	0.526	+0.0%
1955	0.526	+0.0%
1956	0.526	+0.0%
1957	0.526	+0.0%
1958	0.563	+7.0%
1959	0.563	+0.0%
1960	0.563	+0.0%
1961	0.563	+0.0%
1962	0.563	+0.0%
1963	0.563	+0.0%
1964	0.563	+0.0%
1965	0.563	+0.0%
1966	0.563	+0.0%
1967	0.563	+0.0%
1968	0.563	+0.0%
1969	0.563	+0.0%
1970	0.563	+0.0%
1971	0.563	+0.0%
1972	0.563	+0.0%
1973	0.563	+0.0%
1974	0.563	+0.0%
1975	0.563	+0.0%
1976	0.563	+0.0%
1977	0.563	+0.0%
1978	0.563	+0.0%
1979	0.563	+0.0%
1980	0.563	+0.0%
1981	0.563	+0.0%
1982	0.57	+1.2%
1983	0.57	+0.0%
1984	0.57	+0.0%
1985	0.57	+0.0%
1986	0.57	+0.0%
1987	0.563	-1.2%
1988	0.578	+2.7%
1989	0.578	+0.0%
1990	0.612	+5.9%
1991	0.612	+0.0%
1992	0.612	+0.0%
1993	0.612	+0.0%
1994	0.612	+0.0%
1995	0.612	+0.0%
1996	0.612	+0.0%
1997	0.612	+0.0%
1998	0.612	+0.0%
1999	0.612	+0.0%
2000	0.612	+0.0%
2001	0.612	+0.0%
2002	0.65	+6.2%
2003	0.657	+1.1%
2004	0.672	+2.3%
2005	0.673	+0.1%
2006	0.673	+0.0%
2007	0.672	-0.1%
2008	0.665	-1.0%
2009	0.677	+1.8%
2010	0.677	+0.0%
2011	0.67	-1.0%
2012	0.67	+0.0%
2013	0.678	+1.2%
2014	0.678	+0.0%
2015	0.678	+0.0%
2016	0.678	+0.0%
2017	0.714	+5.3%
2018	0.719	+0.7%
2019	0.814	+13.2%
2020	0.823	+1.1%
2021	0.82	-0.4%
2022	0.817	-0.4%
2023	0.829	+1.5%
2024	0.841	+1.4%
2025	0.841	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1910s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1920s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1930s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1940s	0.5186	0.511	0.526	10
1950s	0.5334	0.526	0.563	10
1960s	0.563	0.563	0.563	10
1970s	0.563	0.563	0.563	10
1980s	0.5695	0.563	0.578	10
1990s	0.612	0.612	0.612	10
2000s	0.6563	0.612	0.677	10
2010s	0.6976	0.67	0.814	10
2020s	0.8285	0.817	0.841	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

36 Zambia 0.856 compare
37 Kenya 0.852 compare
38 Republic of Moldova 0.851 compare
40 Canada 0.839 compare
40 Israel 0.839 compare
42 Suriname 0.836 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
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)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Malaysia?: Women's civil society participation index in Malaysia was 0.841 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.841 in 2024.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.511 in 1942.
How does Malaysia rank for women's civil society participation index?: Malaysia ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.