Democracy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
142nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
3
in 1976
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
50
1976–2025
Democracy in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0 for democracy 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, democracy in Vietnam peaked at 3 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Democracy in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | — |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +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 4. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 139 Iran 2 compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 142 Bahrain 0
- 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 142 Belarus 0 compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 142 China 0 compare
- 142 Cuba 0 compare
- 142 Eritrea 0
- 142 Eswatini 0
- 142 Guinea 0 compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 142 Haiti 0 compare
- 142 Hong Kong 0
- 142 Jordan 0 compare
- 142 Kuwait 0 compare
- 142 Laos 0 compare
- 142 Libya 0 compare
- 142 Madagascar 0 compare
- 142 Mali 0 compare
- 142 Morocco 0
- 142 Myanmar 0 compare
- 142 Niger 0 compare
- 142 North Korea 0
- 142 Oman 0
- 142 Palestine 0
- 142 Qatar 0
- 142 Saudi Arabia 0
- 142 Somalia 0 compare
- 142 South Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Syria 0 compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 0
- 142 Vatican 0
- 142 Yemen 0 compare
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 democracy in Vietnam?
- Democracy in Vietnam was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1976.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for democracy?
- Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.