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)	Comparable country
Very high human development
1—2	Kuala Lumpur	0.886	Bahrain
	Putrajaya		Andorra
3	Selangor	0.842	Montenegro
4	Labuan	0.839	Saint Kitts and Nevis
5	Penang	0.830	Uruguay
6	Sarawak	0.824	Brunei
7	Negeri Sembilan	0.817	Oman
-	Malaysia	0.816	Panama
8	Melaka	0.810	Barbados
9	Pahang	0.803	Thailand
High human development
10	Johor	0.794	Grenada
11	Perak	0.791	Grenada  Albania
12	Terengganu	0.787	China  Armenia
13	Sabah	0.772	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14	Kedah	0.771	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15	Perlis	0.768	Dominican Republic
16	Kelantan	0.752	Colombia  Libya