Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital
Malaysia
0.9196 GPIA
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
Malaysia rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 0.9196 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0904 GPIA.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8846 GPIA | 0.7537 GPIA | 0.131 GPIA | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8955 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.0932 GPIA | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.01 GPIA against 0.9196 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0904 GPIA, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Malaysia ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release