Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 34.48 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.48 0-100
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
173rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
36.38 0-100
in 2015
All-time low
29.5 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Vietnam, 1996–2025

0102030401996201020251996: 33.6 0-1001998: 30.2 0-1002000: 32 0-1002002: 31.5 0-1002003: 29.5 0-1002004: 31.7 0-1002005: 32.9 0-1002006: 33.8 0-1002007: 34 0-1002008: 33.9 0-1002009: 33.8 0-1002010: 32.9 0-1002011: 34.2 0-1002012: 33.1 0-1002013: 34 0-1002014: 34.9 0-1002015: 36.4 0-1002016: 35.8 0-1002017: 33.9 0-1002018: 35 0-1002019: 35.6 0-1002020: 34.6 0-1002021: 35 0-1002022: 34.7 0-1002023: 34.2 0-1002024: 33.9 0-1002025: 34.5 0-100

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 voice and accountability - governance score in Vietnam is 34.48 0-100, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Vietnam peaked at 36.38 0-100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.5 0-100, in 2003.

Vietnam ranks 173rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Vietnam, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 33.63 0-100 —
1998 30.21 0-100 -10.2%
2000 31.96 0-100 +5.8%
2002 31.55 0-100 -1.3%
2003 29.5 0-100 -6.5%
2004 31.71 0-100 +7.5%
2005 32.92 0-100 +3.8%
2006 33.85 0-100 +2.8%
2007 34.03 0-100 +0.5%
2008 33.91 0-100 -0.3%
2009 33.77 0-100 -0.4%
2010 32.88 0-100 -2.6%
2011 34.18 0-100 +4.0%
2012 33.1 0-100 -3.2%
2013 33.97 0-100 +2.6%
2014 34.92 0-100 +2.8%
2015 36.38 0-100 +4.2%
2016 35.82 0-100 -1.6%
2017 33.88 0-100 -5.4%
2018 35.01 0-100 +3.3%
2019 35.64 0-100 +1.8%
2020 34.63 0-100 -2.8%
2021 35.01 0-100 +1.1%
2022 34.67 0-100 -1.0%
2023 34.22 0-100 -1.3%
2024 33.95 0-100 -0.8%
2025 34.48 0-100 +1.6%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 34.48 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.73 0-100, 61% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 34.48 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.85 0-100, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.92 0-100 30.21 0-100 33.63 0-100 2
2000s 32.58 0-100 29.5 0-100 34.03 0-100 9
2010s 34.58 0-100 32.88 0-100 36.38 0-100 10
2020s 34.49 0-100 33.95 0-100 35.01 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 170 Uzbekistan 34.8 0-100 compare
  2. 171 Mali 34.74 0-100 compare
  3. 172 Cameroon 34.68 0-100 compare
  4. 174 Central African Republic 34.47 0-100 compare
  5. 175 Ethiopia 34.31 0-100 compare
  6. 176 Congo 34.3 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Vietnam?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Vietnam was 34.48 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 voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 36.38 0-100 in 2015.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 29.5 0-100 in 2003.
How does Vietnam rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Vietnam ranks 173rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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).