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Barbados vs Malaysia: Human Development Index

Barbados
0.811
in 2023
Malaysia
0.819
in 2023
Barbados rank
69th
Malaysia rank
67th

Human Development Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.819 against 0.811 in Barbados, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Globally, Barbados ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.