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Gender development index — Malaysia

Gender development index in Malaysia in 2023 — 0.973 ratio. Ranked 90 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 4.7%.

2023 0.973 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 90of 184
Period maximum 0.988 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.929 ratio1998

Trend over time

1998–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Malaysia, 1998–20230.920.940.960.9811998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.929 ratio1999: 0.931 ratio2000: 0.941 ratio2001: 0.943 ratio2002: 0.946 ratio2003: 0.953 ratio2004: 0.952 ratio2005: 0.949 ratio2006: 0.948 ratio2007: 0.949 ratio2008: 0.952 ratio2009: 0.952 ratio2010: 0.957 ratio2011: 0.971 ratio2012: 0.973 ratio2013: 0.967 ratio2014: 0.982 ratio2015: 0.985 ratio2016: 0.981 ratio2017: 0.981 ratio2018: 0.985 ratio2019: 0.987 ratio2020: 0.988 ratio2021: 0.976 ratio2022: 0.973 ratio2023: 0.973 ratio
Change over the period: +0.044 (+4.74%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 0.973 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.967 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.973 +0 +0%
2022 0.973 −0.003 −0.31%
2021 0.976 −0.012 −1.21%
2020 0.988 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.987 +0.002 +0.2%
2018 0.985 +0.004 +0.41%
2017 0.981 +0 +0%
2016 0.981 −0.004 −0.41%
2015 0.985 +0.003 +0.31%
2014 0.982 +0.015 +1.55%
2013 0.967 −0.006 −0.62%
2012 0.973 +0.002 +0.21%
2011 0.971 +0.014 +1.46%
2010 0.957 +0.005 +0.53%
2009 0.952 +0 +0%
2008 0.952 +0.003 +0.32%
2007 0.949 +0.001 +0.11%
2006 0.948 −0.001 −0.11%
2005 0.949 −0.003 −0.32%
2004 0.952 −0.001 −0.1%
2003 0.953 +0.007 +0.74%
2002 0.946 +0.003 +0.32%
2001 0.943 +0.002 +0.21%
2000 0.941 +0.01 +1.07%
1999 0.931 +0.002 +0.22%
1998 0.929 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TH Thailand 1.008 VN Vietnam 0.997 SG Singapore 0.994 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.993 PH Philippines 0.984 MY Malaysia 0.973 MM Myanmar 0.947 ID Indonesia 0.945 KH Cambodia 0.939 TL Timor-Leste 0.939 LA Laos 0.911
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

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