Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.152 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Vietnam stood at 0.152.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Vietnam peaked at 0.211 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.074, in 1976.
Vietnam ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.074 | — |
| 1977 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.09 | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.211 | +134.4% |
| 2006 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.173 | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.143 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.16 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.142 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.157 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.152 | -3.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.152 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.152 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7255, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0804 | 0.074 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1505 | 0.09 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2011 | 0.15 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1518 | 0.142 | 0.16 | 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 judicial checks on government index in Vietnam?
- Judicial checks on government index in Vietnam was 0.152 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.211 in 2005.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.074 in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Vietnam ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.