Statement:
Equatorial Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than Malaysia

In the Human Development Index rating Equatorial Guinea holds position #140 2021 out of 187 and Malaysia is #64 out of 187 2021.
Position of Equatorial Guinea is worse than position of Malaysia.

Referencies:

  1. Human Development Index 2021 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    Equatorial Guinea 'Human Development Index' value is 0.6
    Malaysia 'Human Development Index' value is 0.8