Brunei vs Vatican: Democracy

Brunei
0
in 2025
Vatican
0
in 1869
Brunei rank
175th
Vatican rank
175th

Democracy over time

  • Brunei
  • Vatican
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How they compare

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

Across all 81 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 175th and Vatican ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Vatican 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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brunei or Vatican?
Brunei, at 0 against 0 in Vatican as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Brunei and Vatican?
0, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Vatican?
81 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1869.
How do Brunei and Vatican rank globally for democracy?
Brunei ranks 175th and Vatican ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
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 the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).