Freedom Score in Brunei
Brunei: Freedom Score was 27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Brunei, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Brunei is 27, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Brunei peaked at 31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2024.
That places Brunei 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 27 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 30% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 27 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.12 | 29 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 28 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.67 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More social development data for Brunei
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Brunei?
- Freedom score in Brunei was 27 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for freedom score?
- Brunei ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.