Equal Rights Protection Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.42 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Vietnam is 0.42, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Vietnam peaked at 0.773 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6032 | 0.559 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6758 | 0.656 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7285 | 0.719 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7168 | 0.613 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5242 | 0.42 | 0.562 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 128 Mauritania 0.452 compare
- 129 Eritrea 0.449 compare
- 130 Libya 0.426 compare
- 132 Laos 0.415 compare
- 133 India 0.408 compare
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.402 compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 0.402 compare
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)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.384 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.384 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Vietnam?
- Equal rights protection index in Vietnam was 0.42 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 in 2015.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for equal rights protection index?
- Vietnam ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.