Multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam

Vietnam: Multi-party elections for legislature was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
163rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1976
All-time low
0
in 1992
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam, 1976–2025

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

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0 for multi-party elections for legislature in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam peaked at 1 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.

Vietnam ranks 163rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam, 1976 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1976 1
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 0 -100.0%
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +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 1. (48 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 4
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 0.2 0 1 10
2000s 0.8 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 0.1667 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 163 Belarus 0 compare
  2. 163 Cuba 0 compare
  3. 163 Eritrea 0
  4. 163 Eswatini 0 compare
  5. 163 Laos 0 compare
  6. 163 North Korea 0 compare
  7. 163 Somalia 0 compare
  8. 163 Syria 0 compare
  9. 163 United Arab Emirates 0 compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam?
Multi-party elections for legislature in Vietnam was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1976.
What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
How does Vietnam rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
Vietnam ranks 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi-party elections for legislature rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.