Common Good Justifications Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.054 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Common Good Justifications Score in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.054 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Vietnam peaked at 1.45 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 125th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Common Good Justifications Score in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.16 | — |
| 1977 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.45 | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 1.44 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.962 | -33.0% |
| 1990 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.973 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.794 | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.476 | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.263 | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.054 | -79.5% |
| 2025 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.054 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.639, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.054 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.024, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.19 | 0.962 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9772 | 0.962 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9583 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8408 | 0.794 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2643 | 0.054 | 0.476 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Vietnam?
- Common good justifications score in Vietnam was 0.054 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1986.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for common good justifications score?
- Vietnam ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.