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Malaysia

Compared to 18 Other Countries in the East Asia and the Pacific Region
Malaysia's Ranking: 64 / 177 Index Score 0.738
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 9.8 Malaysia 10.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Samoa 11.8 Worst in Group 2023 Papua New Guinea 4.1

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Malaysia 60.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Solomon Islands 90 Worst in Group 2023 Timor-Leste 38.2

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 78.1 Malaysia 87.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mongolia 99 Worst in Group 2023 Cambodia 32.5

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 86.4 Malaysia 93 2023 Best in Group 2023 China 100 Worst in Group 2023 Indonesia 71

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 13.1 Malaysia 14.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Taiwan 42.5 Worst in Group 2023 Papua New Guinea 1.7

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Malaysia 50 2023 Best in Group 2023 Hong Kong 91.9 Worst in Group 2023 Malaysia 50

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Malaysia 2.61 2023 Best in Group 2023 Vanuatu 3.54 Worst in Group 2023 Cambodia 1.1

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Malaysia 21.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Malaysia 21.1 Worst in Group 2023 Cambodia 218

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Malaysia 106.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mongolia 104.5 Worst in Group 2023 China 111.3

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Malaysia 13.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Hong Kong 3 Worst in Group 2023 Papua New Guinea 31

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 31.3 Malaysia 48 2023 Best in Group 2023 China 91 Worst in Group 2023 Myanmar 32

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Malaysia 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Vanuatu 0 Worst in Group 2023 Myanmar 0.47

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Malaysia 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Vanuatu 0 Worst in Group 2023 Myanmar 97.9

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