Common Good Justifications Score in Vietnam

Vietnam: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.054 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.054
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.45
in 1986
All-time low
0.054
in 2024
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Vietnam, 1976–2025

00.511.5197620002025

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 122 Nepal 0.257 compare
  2. 123 Uzbekistan 0.163 compare
  3. 124 Turkey 0.104 compare
  4. 126 Haiti 0.045 compare
  5. 127 Guatemala 0.036 compare
  6. 128 Iran 0.032 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Vietnam

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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

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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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.