LGBT+ Rights Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: LGBT+ Rights Index was 2.07 in 2019. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Vietnam, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.07 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Vietnam peaked at 2.07 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 72 Cuba 2.94 compare
- 72 South Korea 2.94 compare
- 74 Latvia 2.92 compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 2.07 compare
- 75 Central African Republic 2.07 compare
- 75 Equatorial Guinea 2.07 compare
- 75 Guatemala 2.07 compare
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 2.07 compare
- 75 Haiti 2.07 compare
- 75 India 2.07 compare
- 75 Jordan 2.07 compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 2.07 compare
- 75 Laos 2.07 compare
- 75 Lesotho 2.07 compare
- 75 Mali 2.07 compare
- 75 Marshall Islands 2.07 compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 2.07 compare
- 75 Nauru 2.07 compare
- 75 North Korea 2.07 compare
- 75 North Macedonia 2.07 compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 2.07 compare
- 75 Suriname 2.07 compare
- 75 Tajikistan 2.07 compare
- 75 Ukraine 2.07 compare
- 75 Vanuatu 2.07 compare
- 75 Venezuela 2.07 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 lgbt+ rights index in Vietnam?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Vietnam was 2.07 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Vietnam ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.