Key features of liberal democracy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.102 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.102
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
139th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.117
in 2016
All-time low
0.058
in 1978
Years of data
50
1976β2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Vietnam, 1976β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy 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 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.
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
More social development data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.384 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.102 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.146 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.024 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.102 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.164 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy in Vietnam?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Vietnam was 0.102 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.117 in 2016.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1978.
- How does Vietnam rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Vietnam ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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