Malaysia is “Top” in power distance index

I received an email while on the go, and i thought Wow! Malaysia has finally made it to the top of a world index. This is called the Power Distance Index and I shall post the link as well as the index below here:

The link is

http://www.clearlycultural.com/geert-hofstede-cultural-dimensions/power-distance-index/

For your convenience , this is part of the table: (go to the link for the full table and the map)

Hofstede’s Power distance Index measures the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less), but defined from below, not from above. It suggests that a society’s level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders.

For example, Germany has a 35 on the cultural scale of Hofstede’s analysis. Compared to Arab countries where the power distance is very high (80) and Austria where it very low (11), Germany is somewhat in the middle. Germany does not have a large gap between the wealthy and the poor, but have a strong belief in equality for each citizen. Germans have the opportunity to rise in society.

On the other hand, the power distance in the United States scores a 40 on the cultural scale. The United States exhibits a more unequal distribution of wealth compared to German society. As the years go by it seems that the distance between the ‘have’ and ‘have-nots’ grows larger and larger.

Power Distance Index
1-20	21-40	41-60	61-80	81-100	101-120

Country	PDI	IDV	MAS	UAI	LTO
Malaysia	104	26	50	36
Guatemala	95	6	37	101
Panama	95	11	44	86
Philippines	94	32	64	44	19
Mexico	81	30	69	82
Venezuela	81	12	73	76
China	80	20	66	40	118
Egypt	80	38	52	68
Iraq	80	38	52	68
Kuwait	80	38	52	68
Lebanon	80	38	52	68
Libya	80	38	52	68
Saudi Arabia	80	38	52	68
United Arab Emirates	80	38	52	68
Ecuador	78	8	63	67
Indonesia	78	14	46	48
Ghana	77	20	46	54	16
India	77	48	56	40	61
Nigeria	77	20	46	54	16
Sierra Leone	77	20	46	54	16
Singapore	74	20	48	8	48
Brazil	69	38	49	76	65
France	68	71	43	86
Hong Kong	68	25	57	29	96
Poland	68	60	64	93