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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malaysia

Malaysia: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.772 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.772
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.797
in 2020
All-time low
0.369
in 1941
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malaysia, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Malaysia stood at 0.772.

That represents a change of up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Malaysia peaked at 0.797 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.369, in 1941.

Malaysia ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malaysia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.456 —
1901 0.456 +0.0%
1902 0.456 +0.0%
1903 0.456 +0.0%
1904 0.456 +0.0%
1905 0.456 +0.0%
1906 0.456 +0.0%
1907 0.456 +0.0%
1908 0.456 +0.0%
1909 0.456 +0.0%
1910 0.456 +0.0%
1911 0.456 +0.0%
1912 0.456 +0.0%
1913 0.456 +0.0%
1914 0.456 +0.0%
1915 0.456 +0.0%
1916 0.456 +0.0%
1917 0.456 +0.0%
1918 0.456 +0.0%
1919 0.456 +0.0%
1920 0.456 +0.0%
1921 0.456 +0.0%
1922 0.456 +0.0%
1923 0.456 +0.0%
1924 0.456 +0.0%
1925 0.456 +0.0%
1926 0.456 +0.0%
1927 0.456 +0.0%
1928 0.456 +0.0%
1929 0.456 +0.0%
1930 0.456 +0.0%
1931 0.456 +0.0%
1932 0.456 +0.0%
1933 0.456 +0.0%
1934 0.456 +0.0%
1935 0.456 +0.0%
1936 0.456 +0.0%
1937 0.456 +0.0%
1938 0.456 +0.0%
1939 0.456 +0.0%
1940 0.412 -9.6%
1941 0.369 -10.4%
1942 0.375 +1.6%
1943 0.375 +0.0%
1944 0.375 +0.0%
1945 0.392 +4.5%
1946 0.45 +14.8%
1947 0.45 +0.0%
1948 0.452 +0.4%
1949 0.452 +0.0%
1950 0.452 +0.0%
1951 0.452 +0.0%
1952 0.452 +0.0%
1953 0.452 +0.0%
1954 0.452 +0.0%
1955 0.497 +10.0%
1956 0.497 +0.0%
1957 0.525 +5.6%
1958 0.581 +10.7%
1959 0.6 +3.3%
1960 0.6 +0.0%
1961 0.6 +0.0%
1962 0.6 +0.0%
1963 0.6 +0.0%
1964 0.574 -4.3%
1965 0.574 +0.0%
1966 0.574 +0.0%
1967 0.58 +1.0%
1968 0.58 +0.0%
1969 0.568 -2.1%
1970 0.568 +0.0%
1971 0.568 +0.0%
1972 0.581 +2.3%
1973 0.581 +0.0%
1974 0.588 +1.2%
1975 0.588 +0.0%
1976 0.588 +0.0%
1977 0.588 +0.0%
1978 0.597 +1.5%
1979 0.597 +0.0%
1980 0.597 +0.0%
1981 0.597 +0.0%
1982 0.599 +0.3%
1983 0.599 +0.0%
1984 0.599 +0.0%
1985 0.599 +0.0%
1986 0.598 -0.2%
1987 0.593 -0.8%
1988 0.595 +0.3%
1989 0.595 +0.0%
1990 0.615 +3.4%
1991 0.615 +0.0%
1992 0.615 +0.0%
1993 0.615 +0.0%
1994 0.615 +0.0%
1995 0.625 +1.6%
1996 0.625 +0.0%
1997 0.625 +0.0%
1998 0.625 +0.0%
1999 0.622 -0.5%
2000 0.623 +0.2%
2001 0.623 +0.0%
2002 0.636 +2.1%
2003 0.637 +0.2%
2004 0.65 +2.0%
2005 0.655 +0.8%
2006 0.655 +0.0%
2007 0.659 +0.6%
2008 0.66 +0.2%
2009 0.661 +0.2%
2010 0.654 -1.1%
2011 0.658 +0.6%
2012 0.658 +0.0%
2013 0.657 -0.2%
2014 0.657 +0.0%
2015 0.657 +0.0%
2016 0.657 +0.0%
2017 0.657 +0.0%
2018 0.725 +10.4%
2019 0.761 +5.0%
2020 0.797 +4.7%
2021 0.796 -0.1%
2022 0.78 -2.0%
2023 0.781 +0.1%
2024 0.772 -1.2%
2025 0.772 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1910s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1920s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1930s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1940s 0.4102 0.369 0.452 10
1950s 0.496 0.452 0.6 10
1960s 0.585 0.568 0.6 10
1970s 0.5844 0.568 0.597 10
1980s 0.5971 0.593 0.599 10
1990s 0.6197 0.615 0.625 10
2000s 0.6459 0.623 0.661 10
2010s 0.6741 0.654 0.761 10
2020s 0.783 0.772 0.797 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 85 Singapore 0.785 compare
  2. 86 Colombia 0.777 compare
  3. 87 Peru 0.775 compare
  4. 89 Angola 0.77 compare
  5. 90 Timor-Leste 0.768 compare
  6. 91 Ghana 0.767 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Malaysia?
Women's political empowerment index in Malaysia was 0.772 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.797 in 2020.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.369 in 1941.
How does Malaysia rank for women's political empowerment index?
Malaysia ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.