Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 54.63 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.63 0-100
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
112th
of 206 countries
All-time high
55.96 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
41.67 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 46.2 0-1001998: 44.9 0-1002000: 41.7 0-1002002: 46 0-1002003: 49 0-1002004: 48.5 0-1002005: 50.2 0-1002006: 50.6 0-1002007: 50.2 0-1002008: 49.8 0-1002009: 50.1 0-1002010: 52.5 0-1002011: 51.6 0-1002012: 50.1 0-1002013: 49.9 0-1002014: 49.7 0-1002015: 49.1 0-1002016: 48.9 0-1002017: 49.5 0-1002018: 53.7 0-1002019: 56 0-1002020: 54.1 0-1002021: 52.4 0-1002022: 54.2 0-1002023: 53.9 0-1002024: 54.6 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Malaysia is 54.63 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 55.96 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.67 0-100, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 112th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.57 0-100 44.9 0-100 46.24 0-100 2
2000s 48.44 0-100 41.67 0-100 50.62 0-100 9
2010s 51.09 0-100 48.87 0-100 55.96 0-100 10
2020s 53.86 0-100 52.44 0-100 54.63 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 109 Ukraine 54.91 0-100 compare
  2. 110 Liberia 54.89 0-100 compare
  3. 111 Sri Lanka 54.64 0-100 compare
  4. 113 Paraguay 54.23 0-100 compare
  5. 114 Lesotho 54.13 0-100 compare
  6. 115 Indonesia 53.78 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Malaysia?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Malaysia was 54.63 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 55.96 0-100 in 2019.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.67 0-100 in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Malaysia ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,259 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).