List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index

This is a list of Malaysian states and federal territories by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022.

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 (2022)
Very high human development
1—2	Kuala Lumpur	0.886
	Putrajaya
3	Selangor	0.842
4	Labuan	0.839
5	Penang	0.830
6	Sarawak	0.824
7	Negeri Sembilan	0.817
-	Malaysia	0.816
8	Melaka	0.810
9	Pahang	0.803
High human development
10	Johor	0.794
11	Perak	0.791
12	Terengganu	0.787
13	Sabah	0.772
14	Kedah	0.771
15	Perlis	0.768
16	Kelantan	0.752

See also

• List of countries by Human Development Index