Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Vietnam

Vietnam: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 1.48 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.94
in 2020
All-time low
1.48
in 2022
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Vietnam, 1976–2025

00.511.52197620002025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 1.48 for foreign policy free from interference of other states score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Vietnam peaked at 1.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 2022.

Vietnam ranks 70th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Vietnam, 1976 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1976 1.74 —
1977 1.74 +0.0%
1978 1.74 +0.0%
1979 1.74 +0.0%
1980 1.74 +0.0%
1981 1.74 +0.0%
1982 1.74 +0.0%
1983 1.74 +0.0%
1984 1.74 +0.0%
1985 1.74 +0.0%
1986 1.74 +0.0%
1987 1.74 +0.0%
1988 1.74 +0.0%
1989 1.74 +0.0%
1990 1.74 +0.0%
1991 1.74 +0.0%
1992 1.74 +0.0%
1993 1.74 +0.0%
1994 1.74 +0.0%
1995 1.74 +0.0%
1996 1.74 +0.0%
1997 1.74 +0.0%
1998 1.74 +0.0%
1999 1.74 +0.0%
2000 1.74 +0.0%
2001 1.74 +0.0%
2002 1.74 +0.0%
2003 1.74 +0.0%
2004 1.74 +0.0%
2005 1.74 +0.0%
2006 1.74 +0.0%
2007 1.74 +0.0%
2008 1.74 +0.0%
2009 1.74 +0.0%
2010 1.74 +0.0%
2011 1.74 +0.0%
2012 1.74 +0.0%
2013 1.74 +0.0%
2014 1.74 +0.0%
2015 1.74 +0.0%
2016 1.74 +0.0%
2017 1.74 +0.0%
2018 1.74 +0.0%
2019 1.74 +0.0%
2020 1.94 +11.5%
2021 1.94 +0.0%
2022 1.48 -23.7%
2023 1.48 +0.0%
2024 1.48 +0.0%
2025 1.48 +0.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 1.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 1.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.74 1.74 1.74 4
1980s 1.74 1.74 1.74 10
1990s 1.74 1.74 1.74 10
2000s 1.74 1.74 1.74 10
2010s 1.74 1.74 1.74 10
2020s 1.63 1.48 1.94 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 69 Guinea-Bissau 1.49 compare
  2. 71 Somalia 1.47 compare
  3. 72 Morocco 1.47 compare
  4. 73 Greece 1.45 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Vietnam?
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Vietnam was 1.48 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 2022.
How does Vietnam rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Vietnam ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.