KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 13 -- Malaysia scored 7.24 out of 10 in Ikram's Malaysia Negara Rahmah Index 2023, up from 6.47 in 2022.

The study evaluates the country on how it is perceived across eight value-based attributes.

Malaysia performed best in "strong family institution", "spearheading global peace and humanitarian effort", and "a knowledgeable, civil and compassionate society" at 7.98, 7.93, and 7.72, respectively.

It scored the lowest in "equitable distribution of wealth", "sustainable economy", and "good governance" at 6.14, 6.84, and 6.86, respectively.

"On the equitable distribution of wealth, when we look at one of the most important indicators for this - poverty alleviation - it scored the lowest, as one of the indicators," Ikra...