Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam
Vietnam: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.102 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam is 0.102, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam peaked at 0.117 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.058, in 1978.
Vietnam ranks 139th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.071 | — |
| 1977 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.058 | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 0.06 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.059 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.065 | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.069 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.073 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.075 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.077 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.076 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.08 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.082 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.083 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.089 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.103 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.104 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.105 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.104 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.105 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.113 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.115 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.117 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.115 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.113 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.117 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.106 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.106 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.111 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.109 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.102 | -6.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.102 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.102 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3575, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.065 | 0.058 | 0.071 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 | 0.059 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0797 | 0.073 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0981 | 0.091 | 0.105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1119 | 0.104 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1072 | 0.102 | 0.111 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 137 Burkina Faso 0.103 compare
- 137 Iran 0.103 compare
- 139 Central African Republic 0.102 compare
- 141 Ethiopia 0.1 compare
- 142 Palestine 0.099
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 key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam was 0.102 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.117 in 2016.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1978.
- How does Vietnam rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Vietnam ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.