Justified Political Positions Score in Vietnam

Vietnam: Justified Political Positions Score was 0.58 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.58
Change on year
down 32.1%
World rank
87th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 1987
All-time low
0.58
in 2025
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Vietnam, 1976–2025

0.511.52197620002025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for justified political positions score in Vietnam is 0.58, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Vietnam peaked at 2.02 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.58, in 2025.

Vietnam ranks 87th 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 0.8095 0.77 0.849 4
1980s 1.18 0.77 2.02 10
1990s 1.32 1.32 1.32 10
2000s 1.23 1.02 1.32 10
2010s 0.8862 0.747 1.02 10
2020s 0.737 0.58 0.854 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.705 compare
  2. 85 Mongolia 0.691 compare
  3. 86 India 0.67 compare
  4. 88 North Macedonia 0.56 compare
  5. 89 Armenia 0.554 compare
  6. 90 Namibia 0.551 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Vietnam?
Justified political positions score in Vietnam was 0.58 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 1987.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.58 in 2025.
How does Vietnam rank for justified political positions score?
Vietnam ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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 Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions 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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.