Rights rating B Though rule-bound and with limited political rights, Bruneians have economic freedoms their neighbors can only dream about. Reality A one-man communist dictatorship. But petty graft is said to be rampant in border areas where ethnic-Korean Chinese can travel. Cambodia Return to top 13. Reality Ruled by PM Hun Sen's strong-arm decree.
Guns still overrule laws.
Officially Islamic republic Reality Chaos under an elected government now replaced by chaos under a military regime. Anti-corruption rating D Ranks among the world's most corrupt, with a few landed families dominating the economy. Rights rating C Institutional discrimination persists against women and religious minorities. Some parts of the country are virtually run by mobs or local militias. China Return to top 14.