Malaysia

Country Profile: Human Development Indicators

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National Human Development Reports for Malaysia

 

Human Development Index
Ranking 64
Year Malaysia High human development East Asia and the Pacific World
2012 0.769  0.758  0.683  0.694  
2011 0.766  0.755  0.678  0.692  
2010 0.763  0.753  0.673  0.690  
2009 0.758  0.747  0.664  0.685  
2008 0.757  0.745  0.657  0.683  
2007 0.753  0.738  0.649  0.678  
2006 0.748  0.732  0.637  0.672  
2005 0.742  0.725  0.626  0.666  
2000 0.712  0.695  0.584  0.639  
1995 n.a. n.a.  0.548  0.618  
1990 0.635  0.656  0.502  0.600  
1985 n.a. n.a.  0.466  0.578  
1980 0.563  0.605  0.432  0.561  

Human Development Index

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Income
GNI per capita in PPP terms (constant 2005 international $) (Constant 2005 international $) 13,676
Indicator Value Notes
GNI per capita in PPP terms (constant 2005 international $) (Constant 2005 international $) 13,676
Sustainability
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (tonnes) 7.6
Indicator Value Notes
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (tonnes) 7.6
Population living on degraded land (%) n.a.
Change in forest area, 1990/2010 (%) -8.6
Demography
Population, total both sexes (thousands) 29,321.8
Indicator Value Notes
Population, total both sexes (thousands) 29,321.8 7  8 
Population, urban (%) (% of population) 73.5
Population, female (thousands) 14,459.12
Population, male (thousands) 14,862.68
Composite indices
Non-income HDI value 0.791
Indicator Value Notes
Non-income HDI value 0.791
Innovation and technology
Fixed and mobile telephone subscribers per 100 people (per100 people) 135.3
Indicator Value Notes
Fixed and mobile telephone subscribers per 100 people (per100 people) 135.3
Trade, economy and income
Income index 0.726
Indicator Value Notes
GDP per capita (2005 PPP $) 13,672
Income index 0.726
Footnotes
1. Data refer to 2011 or the most recent year available.
2. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
3. Data refer to 2010 or the most recent year available.
4. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
5. Estimates have been computed to ensure comparability across countries; thus they are not necessarily the same as official statistics of the countries, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
6. Data were computed to ensure comparability across countries and are thus not necessarily the same as official country statistics, which may be based on alternative rigorous methods. Data are rounded according to the following scheme: less than 100, no rounding; 100–999, rounded to the nearest 10; and greater than 1,000, rounded to the nearest 100.
7. Includes Sabah and Sarawak.
8. Projections based on medium-fertility variant.
 
n.a. Data not available


 

Human Development Index: Trends 1980 - present

 

The Human Development Index - going beyond income

Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human Development Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternative to conventional measures of national development, such as level of income and the rate of economic growth. The HDI represents a push for a broader definition of well-being and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and income. Between 1980 and 2012 Malaysia's HDI rose by 1.2% annually from 0.563 to 0.769 today, which gives the country a rank of 64 out of 187 countries with comparable data. The HDI of East Asia and the Pacific as a region increased from 0.432 in 1980 to 0.683 today, placing Malaysia above the regional average. The HDI trends tell an important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very large gaps in well-being and life chances that continue to divide our interconnected world. Learn more

Human Development Index: Health, Education and Income



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