Democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam

Vietnam: Democracy, gaps filled was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
142nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
3
in 1976
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam, 1976–2025

0123197620002025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0 for democracy, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam peaked at 3 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.

Vietnam ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam, 1976 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1976 3 —
1977 3 +0.0%
1978 3 +0.0%
1979 3 +0.0%
1980 3 +0.0%
1981 2 -33.3%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 1 -50.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 3 +200.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 3 +0.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 3 +0.0%
2010 3 +0.0%
2011 2 -33.3%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%
2019 2 +0.0%
2020 2 +0.0%
2021 0 -100.0%
2022 0 —
2023 0 —
2024 0 —
2025 0 —

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4. (48 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3 3 3 4
1980s 2.1 2 3 10
1990s 1.2 1 2 10
2000s 2.6 1 3 10
2010s 2.1 2 3 10
2020s 0.3333 0 2 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

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  2. 139 Turkmenistan 2 compare
  3. 139 Uzbekistan 2 compare
  4. 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
  5. 142 United Arab Emirates 0
  6. 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  7. 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
  8. 142 Bahrain 0
  9. 142 Belarus 0 compare
  10. 142 China 0 compare
  11. 142 Cuba 0 compare
  12. 142 Eritrea 0
  13. 142 Guinea 0 compare
  14. 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  15. 142 Hong Kong 0
  16. 142 Haiti 0 compare
  17. 142 Jordan 0 compare
  18. 142 Kuwait 0 compare
  19. 142 Laos 0 compare
  20. 142 Libya 0 compare
  21. 142 Morocco 0
  22. 142 Madagascar 0 compare
  23. 142 Mali 0 compare
  24. 142 Myanmar 0 compare
  25. 142 Niger 0 compare
  26. 142 Oman 0
  27. 142 North Korea 0
  28. 142 Palestine 0
  29. 142 Qatar 0
  30. 142 Saudi Arabia 0
  31. 142 Sudan 0 compare
  32. 142 Somalia 0 compare
  33. 142 South Sudan 0 compare
  34. 142 Eswatini 0
  35. 142 Syria 0 compare
  36. 142 Yemen 0 compare
  37. 142 Vatican 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam?
Democracy, gaps filled in Vietnam was 0 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest democracy, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1976.
What is the lowest democracy, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
How does Vietnam rank for democracy, gaps filled?
Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Democracy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.