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Brunei

Asia

Brunei ranks #121 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 53.2/100.

Score

53.2

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How to read Brunei's freedom profile

With an overall score of 53.2/100, Brunei is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #121 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Asia region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Economic Liberty (7.1/10), while Religion (3.3/10) is where it scores lowest. That 3.8-point spread means Brunei's record is uneven, with real gaps between its strongest and weakest freedoms. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Economic Liberty

7.1B

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.1/10

Fraser HFIView source

Freedom of Movement

6.7B-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 6.7/10

Fraser HFIView source

Property Rights

5.8C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 5.8/10

Fraser HFIView source

Free Expression

5.3C-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 53.5/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Assembly & Association

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

Due Process

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

World Justice ProjectView source

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Equal Protection

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

Political Participation

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

Religion

3.3F

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 3.3/10

Fraser HFIView source

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