Cambodia vs Vietnam

Cambodia vs Vietnam: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.38 of 1 in Vietnam, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.48 times that in Cambodia.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs Vietnam: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.38 of 1 in Vietnam, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.48 times that in Cambodia.
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What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Cambodia.
  • In 2025, Cambodia ranked 156 and Vietnam ranked 138 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaVietnamWorld
20250.260.380.65
20240.260.380.65
20230.280.350.66
20220.330.360.66
20210.330.360.67
20200.350.390.67
20190.380.380.68
20180.360.410.68
20170.350.420.68
20160.410.430.68
20150.460.440.69
20140.460.440.69
20130.470.450.7
20120.510.420.7
20110.50.420.7
20100.50.420.7
20090.510.420.69
20080.510.420.69
20070.510.420.69
20060.510.420.69
20050.510.410.69
20040.530.410.69
20030.530.40.69
20020.540.40.68
20010.540.40.68
20000.530.40.67
19990.510.390.66
19980.510.370.65
19970.450.360.65
19960.490.360.65
19950.490.370.65
19940.480.370.64
19930.330.360.63
19920.170.360.62
19910.080.340.6
19900.080.320.57
19890.070.30.51
19880.070.30.5
19870.070.30.5
19860.070.270.49
19850.070.240.48
19840.070.240.47
19830.070.240.47
19820.070.240.46
19810.070.240.46
19800.070.240.46
19790.030.230.45
19780.010.230.44
19770.010.230.44
19760.010.230.44
19750.01–0.44
19740.36–0.43
19730.36–0.43
19720.36–0.44
19710.36–0.44
19700.39–0.44
19690.45–0.44
19680.45–0.45
19670.45–0.45
19660.45–0.46
19650.45–0.46
19640.45–0.46
19630.45–0.46
19620.44–0.46
19610.44–0.46
19600.44–0.46
19590.44–0.44
19580.44–0.44
19570.43–0.43
19560.43–0.43
19550.42–0.43
19540.42–0.43
19530.28–0.43
19520.27–0.43
19510.27–0.43
19500.27–0.42
19490.27–0.42
19480.27–0.42
19470.27–0.42
19460.27–0.42
19450.26–0.38
19440.26–0.35
19430.26–0.35
19420.26–0.35
19410.26–0.35
19400.26–0.36
19390.26–0.38
19380.26–0.39
19370.26–0.39
19360.26–0.39
19350.26–0.4
19340.26–0.4
19330.26–0.4
19320.26–0.41
19310.26–0.41
19300.26–0.41
19290.26–0.41
19280.26–0.41
19270.26–0.41
19260.26–0.41
19250.26–0.41
19240.26–0.42
19230.26–0.41
19220.26–0.42
19210.26–0.42
19200.26–0.42
19190.26–0.41
19180.26–0.4
19170.26–0.39
19160.26–0.39
19150.26–0.4
19140.26–0.4
19130.26–0.41
19120.26–0.41
19110.26–0.41
19100.26–0.41
19090.26–0.41
19080.26–0.41
19070.26–0.41
19060.26–0.41
19050.26–0.41
19040.26–0.41
19030.26–0.41
19020.26–0.41
19010.26–0.41
19000.26–0.41
1899––0.47
1898––0.47
1897––0.46
1896––0.47
1895––0.46
1894––0.46
1893––0.46
1892––0.45
1891––0.45
1890––0.45
1889––0.45
1888––0.45
1887––0.45
1886––0.44
1885––0.44
1884––0.44
1883––0.44
1882––0.44
1881––0.44
1880––0.44
1879––0.45
1878––0.45
1877––0.44
1876––0.45
1875––0.45
1874––0.45
1873––0.45
1872––0.44
1871––0.45
1870––0.44
1869––0.44
1868––0.43
1867––0.44
1866––0.43
1865––0.43
1864––0.42
1863––0.43
1862––0.43
1861––0.42
1860––0.41
1859––0.4
1858––0.4
1857––0.4
1856––0.4
1855––0.4
1854––0.4
1853––0.4
1852––0.39
1851––0.39
1850––0.39
1849––0.41
1848––0.4
1847––0.38
1846––0.38
1845––0.37
1844––0.37
1843––0.37
1842––0.37
1841––0.37
1840––0.36
1839––0.36
1838––0.36
1837––0.36
1836––0.36
1835––0.36
1834––0.35
1833––0.35
1832––0.35
1831––0.35
1830––0.35
1829––0.35
1828––0.35
1827––0.35
1826––0.35
1825––0.35
1824––0.34
1823––0.35
1822––0.34
1821––0.34
1820––0.33
1819––0.32
1818––0.31
1817––0.31
1816––0.32
1815––0.32
1814––0.3
1813––0.29
1812––0.28
1811––0.28
1810––0.29
1809––0.29
1808––0.28
1807––0.28
1806––0.27
1805––0.27
1804––0.27
1803––0.27
1802––0.27
1801––0.27
1800––0.27
1799––0.28
1798––0.27
1797––0.27
1796––0.27
1795––0.27
1794––0.27
1793––0.27
1792––0.27
1791––0.27
1790––0.27
1789––0.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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