Electoral democracy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Electoral democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electoral democracy in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0 for electoral democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Vietnam peaked at 1 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
That places Vietnam 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
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- 142 Mali 0 compare
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- 142 Palestine 0 compare
- 142 Qatar 0 compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 142 Somalia 0 compare
- 142 South Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Syria 0 compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 142 Vatican 0 compare
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More social development data for Vietnam
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20,636 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.146 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.102 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.024 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.146 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy in Vietnam?
- Electoral democracy in Vietnam was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1976.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for electoral democracy?
- Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.