Brunei vs China: Full democracy

Brunei
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Brunei rank
78th
China rank
78th

Full democracy over time

  • Brunei
  • China
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 78th and China ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei China Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0 0 0
2010s 0 0 0
2020s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Brunei or China?
Brunei, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Brunei and China?
0, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and China?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brunei and China rank globally for full democracy?
Brunei ranks 78th and China ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).