Civil Rights Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Vietnam, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Vietnam is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Vietnam peaked at 4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 82nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 82 Cameroon 3 compare
- 82 Central African Republic 3 compare
- 82 Cuba 3 compare
- 82 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 82 Egypt 3 compare
- 82 El Salvador 3 compare
- 82 Guatemala 3 compare
- 82 Iraq 3 compare
- 82 Laos 3 compare
- 82 Mali 3 compare
- 82 Niger 3 compare
- 82 Rwanda 3 compare
- 82 Syria 3 compare
- 82 Thailand 3 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3 compare
- 82 Turkey 3 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 civil rights score in Vietnam?
- Civil rights score in Vietnam was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for civil rights score?
- Vietnam ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.