Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
117th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.2606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
All-time low
-0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Viet Nam, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.679 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.586 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.615 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.849 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.833 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.565 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.545 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.606 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.576 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.491 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.373 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.261 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.309 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.285 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.295 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.302 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.311 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.337 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Viet Nam is -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Viet Nam peaked at -0.2606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

That places Viet Nam 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Viet Nam, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.6794 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.5864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.7%
2000 -0.6148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.8%
2002 -0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +38.2%
2003 -0.8326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2004 -0.7404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.1%
2005 -0.5651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -23.7%
2006 -0.5717 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2007 -0.5454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2008 -0.5599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.6%
2009 -0.6059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.2%
2010 -0.6397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.6%
2011 -0.5276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.5%
2012 -0.576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.2%
2013 -0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2014 -0.491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.4%
2015 -0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.1%
2016 -0.2606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.1%
2017 -0.3094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.7%
2018 -0.2855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.7%
2019 -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.5%
2020 -0.3017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.1%
2021 -0.3106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.0%
2022 -0.3368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.4%
2023 -0.3402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.0%
2024 -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6794 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.3207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 114 Sri Lanka -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 115 Panama -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 116 Nepal -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.3191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 119 Guyana -0.3342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 120 Sao Tome and Principe -0.3532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Viet Nam?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Viet Nam was -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was -0.2606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Viet Nam rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Viet Nam ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.