🇲🇾 Malaysia Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇲🇾 Malaysia MY / MYS #66

Nomad Score 63.0

Cities 23

Region Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Malay Archipelago, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Asia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Tiger Cub Economies, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency MYR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Federal monarchy

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 52/100

Press Freedom (2025) 56.1/100 #88

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.504

HDI 0.819

Regional Blocs ASEAN

🏛 WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

Political Stability (2023) 51th pct

Rule of Law (2023) 67th pct

Corruption Control (2023) 62th pct

Govt Effectiveness (2023) 80th pct

Regulatory Quality (2023) 73th pct

Voice & Accountability (2023) 51th pct

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 0.7/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 22.5/100k

Military Spending (2024) 1.0% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Federal monarchy

Title	Name
King of Malaysia	Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
Prime Minister of Malaysia	Anwar Ibrahim

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 52 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 56.1 / 100

Global Rank #88 / 180

Rank Change +19 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #92 44.7

Economic #60 48.7

Legal #133 46.3

Social #81 62.7

Safety #90 78.2

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.504

Liberal 0.355

Participatory 0.303

Deliberative 0.364

Egalitarian 0.380

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	56.1	88	44.7	48.7	46.3	62.7	78.2
2024	52.1	107	44.4	45.6	34.0	52.6	83.7
2023	62.8	73	55.3	52.9	44.6	75.9	85.5
2022	51.6	113	46.5	42.6	40.1	56.0	72.5
2021	60.5	119	-	-	-	-	100.0
2020	66.9	101	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	63.3	123	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	52.6	145	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	53.1	144	-	-	-	-	93.1
2016	53.4	146	-	-	-	-	44.9
2015	56.7	147	-	-	-	-	78.0
2014	57.3	147	-	-	-	-	-
2013	57.3	145	-	-	-	-	-
2012	56.0	124	-	-	-	-	-
2010	50.8	141	-	-	-	-	-
2009	44.3	131	-	-	-	-	-
2008	39.5	132	-	-	-	-	-
2007	41.0	124	-	-	-	-	-
2006	22.3	92	-	-	-	-	-
2005	33.0	113	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index