Liberal democracy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Liberal democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liberal democracy in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0 for liberal democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy in Vietnam peaked at 1 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
Vietnam ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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- 142 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 142 Somalia 0 compare
- 142 South Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Syria 0 compare
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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)
- Varieties of democracy 0.146 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.384 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.384 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.146 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal democracy in Vietnam?
- Liberal democracy in Vietnam was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1976.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for liberal democracy?
- Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal democracy rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.