List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index

Map of Malaysian states and federal territories by Human Development Index in 2023.
Legend:

  > 0.860

  0.840 - 0.859

  0.820 - 0.839

  0.800 - 0.819

  0.780 - 0.799

  0.760 - 0.779

  < 0.760

This is a list of Malaysian states and federal territories by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2023.

This article uses the Malaysia Human Development Index (MHDI), which is an index developed by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) to evaluate the level of human development which is the main criteria in measuring the progress of a country aside from economic aspects. The MHDI comprises three dimensions, namely: long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living. The measure is developed based on the Human Development Index report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Rank	State or federal territory	HDI (2023)
Very high human development
1—2	Kuala Lumpur	0.890
	Putrajaya
3	Labuan	0.843
4	Penang	0.839
5	Selangor	0.837
6	Malacca	0.822
7	Negeri Sembilan	0.820
-	Malaysia	0.816
8	Sarawak	0.813
9	Pahang	0.801
High human development
10	Johor	0.796
11	Perak	0.790
12	Terengganu	0.782
13-14	Kedah	0.770
	Perlis
15	Sabah	0.766
16	Kelantan	0.755

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index