Political rights score fh in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Political rights score fh was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Viet Nam, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 4 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Viet Nam peaked at 4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2002.
That places Viet Nam 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 160 Cambodia 4 compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4 compare
- 160 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 160 Russian Federation 4 compare
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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Viet Nam?
- Political rights score fh in Viet Nam was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2002.
- How does Viet Nam rank for political rights score fh?
- Viet Nam ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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