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Malaysia

Asia

Malaysia ranks #85 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 61.9/100.

Score
61.9
C+

Universal category breakdown

Assembly & Association
7.9B+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.791 (0–1)

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Economic Liberty
7.6B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.6/10

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Freedom of Movement
7.6B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 7.6/10

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Religion
7.2B

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 7.2/10

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Equal Protection
6.4C+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.635 (0–1)

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Free Expression
5.8C

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (56.1/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (60/100)

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Due Process
5.7C

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.57/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
5.7C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 5.7/10

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Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

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Political Participation
3.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.303 (0–1)

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