Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary communist state
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 41/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 19.7/100 #173
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.146
- HDI
- 0.766
- Regional blocs
- ASEAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary communist state
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | TΓ΄ LΓ’m |
| President of Vietnam | LΖ°Ζ‘ng CΖ°α»ng |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2011)
- 1.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 30.6/100k
- Military spending (2018)
- 1.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 41 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.146
- Liberal
- 0.102
- Participatory
- 0.164
- Deliberative
- 0.181
- Egalitarian
- 0.163
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 19.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #173 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #171
- 13.8
- Economic #173
- 19.2
- Legal #171
- 19.2
- Social #172
- 21.0
- Safety #166
- 25.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.7 | 173 | 13.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 25.6 |
| 2024 | 22.3 | 174 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 28.4 | 23.5 | 25.9 |
| 2023 | 24.6 | 178 | 23.8 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
| 2022 | 26.1 | 174 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 27.5 | 34.7 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | 21.5 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 32.0 |
| 2020 | 25.3 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
| 2019 | 25.1 | 176 | - | - | - | - | 36.2 |
| 2018 | 25.0 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 34.0 |
| 2017 | 26.0 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
| 2016 | 25.7 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 27.4 | 175 | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
| 2014 | 27.6 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 28.2 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 114.0 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 75.8 | 165 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 81.7 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 86.2 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 79.3 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 67.3 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 73.3 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |