Civil Liberties Score in Brunei
Brunei: Civil Liberties Score was 20 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Brunei, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties score in Brunei stood at 20. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Brunei peaked at 24 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2024.
Brunei ranks 145th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | — |
| 2004 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 20 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 20 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53, 38% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 20 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.14 | 23 | 24 | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.4 | 21 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.67 | 20 | 21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- 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 - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Brunei?
- Civil liberties score in Brunei was 20 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2004.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for civil liberties score?
- Brunei ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.