Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.466 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.466
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
94th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.565
in 2005
All-time low
0.253
in 1976
Years of data
50
1976–2025
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam is 0.466, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam peaked at 0.565 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.253, in 1976.
Vietnam ranks 94th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.253 | — |
| 1977 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.317 | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.32 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.456 | +47.1% |
| 1987 | 0.485 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.494 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.51 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.534 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.545 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.556 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.565 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.506 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.491 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.496 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.488 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.504 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.483 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.498 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.487 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.466 | -4.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.466 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.466 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.51, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3788 | 0.31 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5249 | 0.485 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5605 | 0.556 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5197 | 0.491 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4877 | 0.466 | 0.504 | 6 |
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 political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam?
- Political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam was 0.466 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.565 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.253 in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Vietnam ranks 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.