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ASIA · MYS

Malaysia geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Malaysia. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

6Cooperative188Mixed
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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

People & place

Global context

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$516.4BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
GDP per capita$15.1KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Real GDP growth4.7%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Inflation1.9%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Unemployment3%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed
Average from reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed
Cooperative or stronger6Scores of +10 or above
Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Malaysia

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
AustraliaMYS → AUS+14Cooperative80%Broad sourced evidenceSingaporeMYS → SGP+14Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidenceUnited StatesMYS → USA+13Cooperative79%Broad sourced evidenceChinaMYS → CHN+12Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidenceThailandMYS → THA+12Cooperative57%Broad sourced evidenceVietnamMYS → VNM+12Cooperative57%Broad sourced evidenceBruneiMYS → BRN+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceCambodiaMYS → KHM+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceLaosMYS → LAO+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceMyanmarMYS → MMR+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidencePhilippinesMYS → PHL+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceIndonesiaMYS → IDN+8Mixed79%Broad sourced evidenceIndiaMYS → IND+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanMYS → JPN+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth KoreaMYS → KOR+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTimor-LesteMYS → TLS+7Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAfghanistanMYS → AFG+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaMYS → DZA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAntigua and BarbudaMYS → ATG+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAzerbaijanMYS → AZE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBahamasMYS → BHS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBahrainMYS → BHR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshMYS → BGD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBarbadosMYS → BRB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelizeMYS → BLZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBeninMYS → BEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBotswanaMYS → BWA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurkina FasoMYS → BFA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonMYS → CMR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChadMYS → TCD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChileMYS → CHL+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosMYS → COM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDjiboutiMYS → DJI+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominicaMYS → DMA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEswatiniMYS → SWZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonMYS → GAB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaMYS → GMB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyMYS → DEU+6Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGhanaMYS → GHA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGrenadaMYS → GRD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaMYS → GIN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuinea-BissauMYS → GNB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaMYS → GUY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiMYS → HTI+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIraqMYS → IRQ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIvory CoastMYS → CIV+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJamaicaMYS → JAM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJordanMYS → JOR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKazakhstanMYS → KAZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaMYS → KEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKuwaitMYS → KWT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKyrgyzstanMYS → KGZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLebanonMYS → LBN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLesothoMYS → LSO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLibyaMYS → LBY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalawiMYS → MWI+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesMYS → MDV+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritaniaMYS → MRT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritiusMYS → MUS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMexicoMYS → MEX+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMoroccoMYS → MAR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueMYS → MOZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNamibiaMYS → NAM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsMYS → NLD+6Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNew ZealandMYS → NZL+6Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceNigerMYS → NER+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaMYS → NGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceOmanMYS → OMN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePakistanMYS → PAK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePeruMYS → PER+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarMYS → QAT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRwandaMYS → RWA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Kitts and NevisMYS → KNA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint LuciaMYS → LCA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMYS → VCT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSamoaMYS → WSM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeMYS → STP+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalMYS → SEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSeychellesMYS → SYC+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneMYS → SLE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSolomon IslandsMYS → SLB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaMYS → SOM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth AfricaMYS → ZAF+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaMYS → LKA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSudanMYS → SDN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameMYS → SUR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTajikistanMYS → TJK+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTanzaniaMYS → TZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTogoMYS → TGO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTrinidad and TobagoMYS → TTO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTunisiaMYS → TUN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTurkmenistanMYS → TKM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTuvaluMYS → TUV+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaMYS → UGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited Arab EmiratesMYS → ARE+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUzbekistanMYS → UZB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVanuatuMYS → VUT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceYemenMYS → YEM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceZambiaMYS → ZMB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaMYS → AGO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBhutanMYS → BTN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBoliviaMYS → BOL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBrazilMYS → BRA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBurundiMYS → BDI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCape VerdeMYS → CPV+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCentral African RepublicMYS → CAF+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaMYS → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCosta RicaMYS → CRI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCubaMYS → CUB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominican RepublicMYS → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDR CongoMYS → COD+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorMYS → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEgyptMYS → EGY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyEl SalvadorMYS → SLV+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEquatorial GuineaMYS → GNQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEritreaMYS → ERI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEthiopiaMYS → ETH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaMYS → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyHondurasMYS → HND+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiberiaMYS → LBR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMadagascarMYS → MDG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMongoliaMYS → MNG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNepalMYS → NPL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyRepublic of the CongoMYS → COG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaMYS → SAU+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUruguayMYS → URY+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVenezuelaMYS → VEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyZimbabweMYS → ZWE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAlbaniaMYS → ALB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCyprusMYS → CYP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFijiMYS → FJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIranMYS → IRN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKiribatiMYS → KIR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaliMYS → MLI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaMYS → MLT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePalauMYS → PLW+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePapua New GuineaMYS → PNG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaMYS → RUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSyriaMYS → SYR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTongaMYS → TON+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAndorraMYS → AND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArmeniaMYS → ARM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustriaMYS → AUT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusMYS → BLR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBelgiumMYS → BEL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaMYS → BIH+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBulgariaMYS → BGR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCanadaMYS → CAN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaMYS → HRV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDenmarkMYS → DNK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEstoniaMYS → EST+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyFinlandMYS → FIN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGeorgiaMYS → GEO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGreeceMYS → GRC+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIcelandMYS → ISL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIrelandMYS → IRL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyMYS → ITA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLatviaMYS → LVA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinMYS → LIE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLuxembourgMYS → LUX+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMarshall IslandsMYS → MHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMicronesiaMYS → FSM+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMoldovaMYS → MDA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoMYS → MCO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMontenegroMYS → MNE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruMYS → NRU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNicaraguaMYS → NIC+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth KoreaMYS → PRK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth MacedoniaMYS → MKD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayMYS → NOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPalestineMYS → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaMYS → PAN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyParaguayMYS → PRY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPortugalMYS → PRT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySan MarinoMYS → SMR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySerbiaMYS → SRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySlovakiaMYS → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySloveniaMYS → SVN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth SudanMYS → SSD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySpainMYS → ESP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySwedenMYS → SWE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySwitzerlandMYS → CHE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeMYS → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomMYS → GBR+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceVatican CityMYS → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaMYS → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyCzechiaMYS → CZE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyFranceMYS → FRA0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyHungaryMYS → HUN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLithuaniaMYS → LTU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandMYS → POL0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyRomaniaMYS → ROU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineMYS → UKR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIsraelMYS → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only
Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.