Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: 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 Viet Nam, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 0.565 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.253, in 1976.
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam, 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% |
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 |
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- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Viet Nam?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Viet Nam was 0.466 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.565 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.253 in 1976.
- How does Viet Nam rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Viet Nam ranks 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from 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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