Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 2.36 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam is 2.36, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam peaked at 2.36 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2001.
Vietnam ranks 3rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.21 | — |
| 2002 | 2.23 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.29 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.32 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.32 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.33 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.34 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.36 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364. (41 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7476, 3.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.29 | 2.21 | 2.34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 1 Denmark 3.03 compare
- 2 Switzerland 2.58 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 2.13 compare
- 5 Norway 1.97 compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 1.82 compare
More social development data for Vietnam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Vietnam was 2.36 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.