Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
8.30 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Malaysia
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Rank #62 of scored countries.
Survival
84.3
Living
49.0
Governance
56.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
2.34 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 42/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
5.10 %(2023)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
94.70 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.76 %(2025)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
11.95 %(2025)
Normalized: 76/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.51 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 31/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
38,779 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 33/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
3.96 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 13/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.83 %(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
76.82 years(2024)
Normalized: 72/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
40.70 0–100 index(2021)
Normalized: 41/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.50 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.91 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 73/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.35 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.13 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 49/100 · higher is better
History
Malaysia — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1984: +7.5 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 47.1 | 79.9 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 47.5 | 80.4 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 47.7 | 75.6 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 47.7 | 82.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 47.8 | 82.0 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 49.8 | 76.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 49.8 | 72.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 49.0 | 68.3 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 48.6 | 59.6 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 48.6 | 59.4 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 48.6 | 73.0 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 48.8 | 76.3 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 49.1 | 76.2 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 50.2 | 75.5 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 50.3 | 79.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 49.6 | 81.7 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 50.0 | 86.5 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 50.2 | 90.9 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 50.4 | 92.1 | — |
| 1984 | 57.5 | 19 | 50.7 | 84.6 | 30.5 |
| 1985 | 59.0 | 22 | 51.5 | 88.4 | 29.7 |
| 1986 | 60.9 | 20 | 51.7 | 93.5 | 29.8 |
| 1987 | 59.8 | 25 | 52.0 | 88.4 | 32.3 |
| 1988 | 59.7 | 29 | 52.3 | 87.9 | 32.0 |
| 1989 | 60.8 | 29 | 52.4 | 88.2 | 35.9 |
| 1990 | 55.9 | 30 | 52.7 | 72.8 | 37.2 |
| 1991 | 61.8 | 25 | 67.2 | 73.4 | 36.8 |
| 1992 | 59.0 | 34 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 32.6 |
| 1993 | 57.8 | 44 | 66.5 | 65.0 | 33.6 |
| 1994 | 58.6 | 43 | 67.9 | 65.1 | 34.7 |
| 1995 | 58.0 | 44 | 69.3 | 63.9 | 31.4 |
| 1996 | 64.4 | 54 | 71.4 | 65.8 | 51.1 |
| 1997 | 64.4 | 56 | 72.5 | 64.6 | 51.0 |
| 1998 | 62.4 | 62 | 70.5 | 63.7 | 47.7 |
| 1999 | 63.3 | 54 | 70.0 | 66.8 | 47.5 |
| 2000 | 60.9 | 60 | 75.4 | 55.4 | 45.5 |
| 2001 | 63.1 | 56 | 78.5 | 58.3 | 45.2 |
| 2002 | 63.8 | 54 | 78.7 | 58.2 | 47.5 |
| 2003 | 64.2 | 54 | 78.6 | 56.9 | 51.2 |
| 2004 | 62.5 | 60 | 78.8 | 52.6 | 50.4 |
| 2005 | 61.9 | 61 | 79.1 | 51.3 | 49.3 |
| 2006 | 61.0 | 63 | 79.4 | 46.9 | 51.1 |
| 2007 | 60.9 | 64 | 79.2 | 47.8 | 49.9 |
| 2008 | 59.4 | 66 | 79.2 | 45.4 | 47.2 |
| 2009 | 62.2 | 63 | 79.2 | 54.1 | 46.3 |
| 2010 | 61.6 | 62 | 79.8 | 50.2 | 48.7 |
| 2011 | 62.8 | 58 | 80.8 | 52.0 | 49.0 |
| 2012 | 63.2 | 56 | 80.9 | 53.2 | 48.9 |
| 2013 | 63.2 | 57 | 81.6 | 51.4 | 50.4 |
| 2014 | 63.2 | 58 | 81.4 | 50.8 | 51.4 |
| 2015 | 62.5 | 58 | 80.7 | 50.9 | 49.8 |
| 2016 | 61.9 | 62 | 80.7 | 49.9 | 48.7 |
| 2017 | 61.5 | 63 | 81.1 | 48.4 | 48.6 |
| 2018 | 63.7 | 57 | 81.2 | 51.1 | 53.4 |
| 2019 | 64.4 | 56 | 83.1 | 50.6 | 53.9 |
| 2020 | 64.0 | 57 | 82.2 | 50.9 | 53.2 |
| 2021 | 63.2 | 59 | 83.2 | 48.6 | 51.6 |
| 2022 | 63.4 | 60 | 83.6 | 47.7 | 53.2 |
| 2023 | 64.3 | 60 | 84.3 | 49.2 | 53.4 |
| 2024 | 65.1 | 62 | 84.4 | 49.4 | 56.0 |
| 2025 | 65.0 | 62 | 84.3 | 49.0 | 56.4 |
| 2026 | 65.1 | 62 | 84.1 | 49.3 | 56.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Malaysia.