Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.6366 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vietnam, 1954–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded -0.6366 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 1,680.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Vietnam peaked at 0.2812 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -2, in 1954.
That places Vietnam 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -2 | — |
| 1955 | -1.85 | -7.3% |
| 1956 | -1.76 | -5.2% |
| 1957 | -1.67 | -5.1% |
| 1958 | -1.51 | -9.5% |
| 1959 | -1.42 | -5.6% |
| 1960 | -1.37 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | -1.32 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | -1.3 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | -1.31 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | -1.32 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | -1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | -1.35 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | -1.33 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | -1.33 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | -1.31 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | -1.28 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | -1.27 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | -1.28 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | -1.32 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | -1.37 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | -1.48 | +7.8% |
| 1976 | -1.7 | +14.9% |
| 1977 | -1.75 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | -1.78 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | -1.82 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | -1.63 | -10.4% |
| 1981 | -1.56 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | -1.55 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | -1.6 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | -1.63 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | -1.61 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | -1.59 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | -1.41 | -11.2% |
| 1988 | -1.13 | -20.1% |
| 1989 | -0.9907 | -12.3% |
| 1990 | -0.7737 | -21.9% |
| 1991 | -0.528 | -31.8% |
| 1992 | -0.1486 | -71.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0921 | -162.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0862 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2432 | +182.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2812 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2275 | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2751 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2571 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0569 | -77.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1158 | -303.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1186 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | -0.154 | +29.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1439 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 | -101.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0613 | +3774.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 | -80.2% |
| 2008 | -0.063 | -620.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0403 | -163.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0281 | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 | -77.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0783 | -1331.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1264 | +61.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1649 | +30.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2152 | +30.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2794 | +29.8% |
| 2017 | -0.4194 | +50.1% |
| 2018 | -0.6926 | +65.1% |
| 2019 | -0.6366 | -8.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's -0.6366 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's -0.6366 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3774.6% | 0.0016 | 0.0613 |
| 2012 | -1331.6% | 0.0064 | -0.0783 |
| 2008 | -620.2% | 0.0121 | -0.063 |
| 2001 | -303.5% | 0.0569 | -0.1158 |
| 1995 | +182.1% | 0.0862 | 0.2432 |
| 2009 | +163.9% | -0.063 | 0.0403 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.7 | -2 | -1.42 | 6 |
| 1960s | -1.33 | -1.37 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.5 | -1.82 | -1.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.47 | -1.63 | -0.9907 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 | -0.7737 | 0.2812 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0423 | -0.154 | 0.0613 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2578 | -0.6926 | 0.0281 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 physical integrity rights score in Vietnam?
- Physical integrity rights score in Vietnam was -0.6366 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2812 in 1996.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 in 1954.
- How does Vietnam rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Vietnam ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,680.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.