Legislative Corruption Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Legislative Corruption Score was 0.481 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Vietnam stood at 0.481. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Vietnam peaked at 1.18 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.481, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 65th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.966 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7224 | 0.618 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.554 | 0.49 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5736 | 0.49 | 0.818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.481 | 0.481 | 0.481 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 62 Sierra Leone 0.539 compare
- 63 South Korea 0.509 compare
- 64 Costa Rica 0.506 compare
- 66 Slovakia 0.462 compare
- 67 China 0.417 compare
- 68 Qatar 0.416 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)
- 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 legislative corruption score in Vietnam?
- Legislative corruption score in Vietnam was 0.481 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 1976.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.481 in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for legislative corruption score?
- Vietnam ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.