Social Development in Brunei 76 indicators covering social development for Brunei. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 187th Political Rights Rating 6 2025 unchanged 44th Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 2025 unchanged 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 167th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 187th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 167th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 27th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 184th Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.97 2019 down 35.6% 54th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 170 2025 up 3,300.0% 147th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 2,978.3% 103rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2,824.6% 137th Political Rights Score 7 2025 unchanged 145th Freedom Score 27 2025 down 6.9% 147th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 139.44 % change on previous year 2025 — 4th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 177th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 2023 up 380.0% 143rd LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3258 2019 unchanged 136th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 60 2020 up 9.1% 36th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 201st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 178th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 176th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 0.0% 2013 — 177th Homicide rate 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 43.8% 163rd Homicides 2 homicides 2013 down 33.3% 166th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 43.8% 163rd Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 43.8% 162nd States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Homicides 0 deaths 2019 — 113th Child homicide rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 — 95th Homicide rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 — 111th Homicide rate by age of the victim 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 — 111th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 3.61 deaths 2021 down 7.9% 184th Homicide rate 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 17.3% 172nd Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 0.8229 2021 down 16.1% 165th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 56,000 2030 down 1.8% 147th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.3572 2030 down 26.9% 165th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 13.7% 2030 down 8.7% 102nd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 56,000 2030 down 1.8% 149th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 46.7% 2020 up 7.8% 83rd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 64.2% 2020 up 3.2% 77th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 19.4% 2020 up 41.7% 180th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 35.8% 2020 down 5.3% 110th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 17.5% 2020 down 7.4% 50th Page 1 of 2 Next →