Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.435 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.435 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vietnam peaked at 0.488 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 1976.
That places Vietnam 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.117 | — |
| 1977 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.129 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.136 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.137 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.169 | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 0.181 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.178 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.189 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.247 | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.272 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.306 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.317 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.304 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.317 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.378 | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.404 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.41 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.405 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.421 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.434 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.436 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.433 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.427 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.439 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.479 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.485 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.488 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.48 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.473 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.442 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.432 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.417 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.406 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.439 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.435 | -0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.435 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.435 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7075, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +30.7% | 0.189 | 0.247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.12 | 0.117 | 0.129 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1534 | 0.136 | 0.189 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3062 | 0.247 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4202 | 0.404 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4631 | 0.427 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4215 | 0.4 | 0.439 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vietnam?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vietnam was 0.435 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.488 in 2016.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Vietnam ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.