PETALING JAYA: Despite seeing a boost in its global gender parity scores, Malaysia remained the lowest-ranked country in South-East Asia for a second consecutive year.
Our nation was ranked 108th out of 148 countries globally last year - up six spots from 114th place in 2024, according to the Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum.
The overall score jumped from 0.668 in 2024 to 0.681 last year - but it’s still the lowest compared with our neighbours in South-East Asia, tied with Brunei.
In 2024, we were also ranked the lowest in Asean.
Countries with the best gender equality scores in the region last year were the Philippines, followed by Singapore and Thailand, as shown in the graph below:
More work to be done
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, when contacted, said Malaysia has made meaningful progress, but recognised that there was mor
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