Democracy in Brunei
Brunei: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Brunei, 1789–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in Brunei peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Brunei ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Brunei
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2249 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5399 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2563 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2101 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3438 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Brunei?
- Democracy in Brunei was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Brunei rank for democracy?
- Brunei ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).