Political rights rating fh in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1976
All-time low
6
in 1987
Years of data
49
1976–2025
Political rights rating fh in Viet Nam, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Viet Nam is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Viet Nam peaked at 7 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1987.
That places Viet Nam 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political rights rating fh in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.78 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -31.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Viet Nam?
- Political rights rating fh in Viet Nam was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1987.
- How does Viet Nam rank for political rights rating fh?
- Viet Nam ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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