Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.707 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.707 for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.707 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.642, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 58th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6729 | 0.642 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7015 | 0.696 | 0.707 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1209 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Malaysia was 0.707 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.707 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.642 in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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