Indonesia vs Malaysia

Indonesia vs Malaysia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.46 of 1 in Indonesia and 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.09 times that in Indonesia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Indonesia vs Malaysia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.46 of 1 in Indonesia and 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.09 times that in Indonesia.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Indonesia.
  • In 2025, Indonesia ranked 95 and Malaysia ranked 87 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIndonesiaMalaysiaWorld
20250.460.50.48
20240.50.510.49
20230.540.510.49
20220.560.460.5
20210.550.430.5
20200.570.430.51
20190.60.470.52
20180.60.440.52
20170.630.330.52
20160.640.330.52
20150.650.330.52
20140.660.320.52
20130.670.320.52
20120.690.330.53
20110.690.330.53
20100.690.330.52
20090.680.330.52
20080.710.330.52
20070.70.310.52
20060.70.310.52
20050.70.310.52
20040.690.310.51
20030.670.290.51
20020.670.280.5
20010.670.280.49
20000.670.280.49
19990.550.270.49
19980.290.260.49
19970.20.260.49
19960.190.260.48
19950.190.260.47
19940.190.260.47
19930.190.260.46
19920.190.260.44
19910.20.260.42
19900.190.260.41
19890.190.260.36
19880.190.260.36
19870.190.260.35
19860.190.270.34
19850.190.270.34
19840.190.270.33
19830.190.270.32
19820.190.270.32
19810.190.270.32
19800.190.280.32
19790.190.280.31
19780.190.280.3
19770.20.280.3
19760.220.280.29
19750.220.280.29
19740.230.230.29
19730.230.210.29
19720.230.210.29
19710.210.150.29
19700.190.150.29
19690.190.210.29
19680.190.30.3
19670.190.30.29
19660.20.30.29
19650.220.30.3
19640.220.30.3
19630.220.310.3
19620.220.310.29
19610.220.310.29
19600.240.310.28
19590.420.310.27
19580.460.320.27
19570.540.310.27
19560.610.30.26
19550.280.210.25
19540.260.070.25
19530.260.070.24
19520.260.070.24
19510.260.070.24
19500.220.070.23
19490.20.070.22
19480.170.070.22
19470.170.070.21
19460.170.070.19
19450.110.040.16
19440.030.040.14
19430.030.040.14
19420.030.040.14
19410.030.040.15
19400.030.040.15
19390.040.050.17
19380.040.050.17
19370.040.050.17
19360.040.050.17
19350.040.050.17
19340.040.050.18
19330.040.050.18
19320.040.050.19
19310.040.050.18
19300.040.050.18
19290.040.050.19
19280.040.050.19
19270.040.050.19
19260.040.050.19
19250.040.050.19
19240.040.050.19
19230.040.050.19
19220.040.050.19
19210.040.050.19
19200.040.050.18
19190.040.050.16
19180.040.050.15
19170.040.050.15
19160.040.050.15
19150.040.050.15
19140.040.050.15
19130.040.050.15
19120.040.050.15
19110.040.050.15
19100.040.050.15
19090.040.050.15
19080.040.050.15
19070.030.050.15
19060.030.050.15
19050.030.050.15
19040.030.050.14
19030.030.050.14
19020.030.050.15
19010.030.050.14
19000.020.050.14
18990.02–0.22
18980.02–0.22
18970.02–0.22
18960.02–0.22
18950.02–0.22
18940.02–0.21
18930.02–0.21
18920.02–0.21
18910.02–0.2
18900.02–0.2
18890.02–0.2
18880.02–0.2
18870.02–0.2
18860.02–0.19
18850.02–0.19
18840.02–0.2
18830.02–0.19
18820.02–0.19
18810.02–0.19
18800.02–0.19
18790.02–0.19
18780.02–0.18
18770.02–0.18
18760.02–0.19
18750.02–0.18
18740.02–0.18
18730.02–0.18
18720.02–0.18
18710.02–0.18
18700.02–0.18
18690.02–0.17
18680.02–0.17
18670.02–0.17
18660.02–0.16
18650.02–0.16
18640.02–0.16
18630.02–0.16
18620.02–0.16
18610.02–0.15
18600.02–0.15
18590.02–0.14
18580.02–0.14
18570.02–0.14
18560.02–0.13
18550.02–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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