Human Rights Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Human Rights Index was 0.384 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index in Vietnam is 0.384, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Vietnam peaked at 0.445 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 1976.
That places Vietnam 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Human Rights Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.231 | — |
| 1977 | 0.232 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.237 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.236 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.238 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.273 | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.295 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.303 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.299 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.32 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.344 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.36 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.361 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.367 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.364 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.373 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.387 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.401 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.407 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.405 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.422 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.419 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.416 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.418 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.42 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.422 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.445 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.444 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.433 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.424 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.409 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.384 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.387 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.362 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.363 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.349 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.378 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.384 | +1.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.384 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.384 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2318 | 0.231 | 0.232 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.259 | 0.236 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3607 | 0.32 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4092 | 0.401 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4243 | 0.384 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3705 | 0.349 | 0.387 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 human rights index in Vietnam?
- Human rights index in Vietnam was 0.384 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.445 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for human rights index?
- Vietnam ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.