Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 55.75 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance score in Vietnam, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Vietnam is 55.75 0-100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Vietnam peaked at 55.75 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.02 0-100, in 2002.
That places Vietnam 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.7 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 50.54 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 50.15 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.02 0-100 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 46.18 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.75 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 50.65 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 50.53 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.91 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.52 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 49.59 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 49.13 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.37 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 50.26 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.66 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.99 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 53.29 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 55.46 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 54.54 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.99 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.86 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.95 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.78 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.26 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 53.34 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.76 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 55.75 0-100 | +3.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 55.75 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 55.75 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68 0-100, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.62 0-100 | 48.7 0-100 | 50.54 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.14 0-100 | 46.02 0-100 | 50.91 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.46 0-100 | 49.13 0-100 | 55.46 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.97 0-100 | 53.26 0-100 | 55.75 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
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- 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 rule of law - governance score in Vietnam?
- Rule of law - governance score in Vietnam was 55.75 0-100 in 2025, 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 score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 55.75 0-100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.02 0-100 in 2002.
- How does Vietnam rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Vietnam ranks 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).