Statement:
Sri Lanka has a lower Human Development Index than Malaysia

In the Human Development Index rating Sri Lanka holds position #74 2021 out of 187 and Malaysia is #64 out of 187 2021.
Position of Sri Lanka is worse than position of Malaysia.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    Malaysia 'Human Development Index' value is 0.80
    Sri Lanka 'Human Development Index' value is 0.78