Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei
Brunei: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei peaked at 6 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1972.
That places Brunei 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 5.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 41 Angola 5 compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 5 compare
- 41 Comoros 5 compare
- 41 Djibouti 5 compare
- 41 Algeria 5 compare
- 41 Gabon 5 compare
- 41 Guinea 5 compare
- 41 Haiti 5 compare
- 41 Jordan 5 compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 41 Cambodia 5 compare
- 41 Kuwait 5 compare
- 41 Morocco 5 compare
- 41 Maldives 5 compare
- 41 Mali 5 compare
- 41 Mauritania 5 compare
- 41 Niger 5 compare
- 41 Nigeria 5 compare
- 41 Oman 5 compare
- 41 Pakistan 5 compare
- 41 Palestine 5 compare
- 41 Qatar 5 compare
- 41 Thailand 5 compare
- 41 Tanzania 5 compare
- 41 Uganda 5 compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 5 compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Brunei was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1984.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1972.
- How does Brunei rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Brunei ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.