United Kingdom vs Vietnam: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom and 0.15 of 1 in Vietnam, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.63 of 1, or 5.29 times that in Vietnam.

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1976.
In 2025, United Kingdom ranked 37 and Vietnam ranked 158 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

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Year	United Kingdom	Vietnam	World
2025	0.77	0.15	0.48
2024	0.83	0.16	0.49
2023	0.85	0.15	0.49
2022	0.84	0.15	0.5
2021	0.86	0.17	0.5
2020	0.87	0.21	0.51
2019	0.85	0.21	0.52
2018	0.88	0.16	0.52
2017	0.87	0.15	0.52
2016	0.85	0.15	0.52
2015	0.86	0.15	0.52
2014	0.86	0.15	0.52
2013	0.86	0.15	0.52
2012	0.87	0.15	0.53
2011	0.87	0.15	0.53
2010	0.87	0.15	0.52
2009	0.87	0.15	0.52
2008	0.87	0.15	0.52
2007	0.87	0.15	0.52
2006	0.87	0.15	0.52
2005	0.86	0.15	0.52
2004	0.86	0.15	0.51
2003	0.86	0.15	0.51
2002	0.86	0.15	0.5
2001	0.86	0.15	0.49
2000	0.85	0.15	0.49
1999	0.84	0.15	0.49
1998	0.81	0.15	0.49
1997	0.81	0.15	0.49
1996	0.81	0.15	0.48
1995	0.81	0.15	0.47
1994	0.81	0.15	0.47
1993	0.81	0.15	0.46
1992	0.82	0.15	0.44
1991	0.82	0.16	0.42
1990	0.82	0.15	0.41
1989	0.8	0.16	0.36
1988	0.8	0.17	0.36
1987	0.8	0.16	0.35
1986	0.8	0.15	0.34
1985	0.8	0.14	0.34
1984	0.8	0.14	0.33
1983	0.8	0.14	0.32
1982	0.81	0.14	0.32
1981	0.81	0.15	0.32
1980	0.81	0.15	0.32
1979	0.82	0.15	0.31
1978	0.83	0.15	0.3
1977	0.83	0.21	0.3
1976	0.83	0.21	0.29
1975	0.83	–	0.29
1974	0.82	–	0.29
1973	0.82	–	0.29
1972	0.82	–	0.29
1971	0.82	–	0.29
1970	0.82	–	0.29
1969	0.82	–	0.29
1968	0.82	–	0.3
1967	0.83	–	0.29
1966	0.82	–	0.29
1965	0.83	–	0.3
1964	0.81	–	0.3
1963	0.81	–	0.3
1962	0.81	–	0.29
1961	0.81	–	0.29
1960	0.81	–	0.28
1959	0.8	–	0.27
1958	0.8	–	0.27
1957	0.8	–	0.27
1956	0.8	–	0.26
1955	0.8	–	0.25
1954	0.81	–	0.25
1953	0.81	–	0.24
1952	0.81	–	0.24
1951	0.81	–	0.24
1950	0.81	–	0.23
1949	0.79	–	0.22
1948	0.79	–	0.22
1947	0.79	–	0.21
1946	0.78	–	0.19
1945	0.71	–	0.16
1944	0.7	–	0.14
1943	0.7	–	0.14
1942	0.7	–	0.14
1941	0.7	–	0.15
1940	0.7	–	0.15
1939	0.7	–	0.17
1938	0.73	–	0.17
1937	0.73	–	0.17
1936	0.73	–	0.17
1935	0.73	–	0.17
1934	0.73	–	0.18
1933	0.73	–	0.18
1932	0.73	–	0.19
1931	0.72	–	0.18
1930	0.72	–	0.18
1929	0.72	–	0.19
1928	0.71	–	0.19
1927	0.71	–	0.19
1926	0.71	–	0.19
1925	0.71	–	0.19
1924	0.72	–	0.19
1923	0.72	–	0.19
1922	0.71	–	0.19
1921	0.71	–	0.19
1920	0.71	–	0.18
1919	0.7	–	0.16
1918	0.46	–	0.15
1917	0.46	–	0.15
1916	0.46	–	0.15
1915	0.46	–	0.15
1914	0.47	–	0.15
1913	0.48	–	0.15
1912	0.48	–	0.15
1911	0.48	–	0.15
1910	0.48	–	0.15
1909	0.48	–	0.15
1908	0.48	–	0.15
1907	0.48	–	0.15
1906	0.48	–	0.15
1905	0.48	–	0.15
1904	0.48	–	0.14
1903	0.48	–	0.14
1902	0.48	–	0.15
1901	0.48	–	0.14
1900	0.47	–	0.14
1899	0.47	–	0.22
1898	0.47	–	0.22
1897	0.46	–	0.22
1896	0.46	–	0.22
1895	0.46	–	0.22
1894	0.46	–	0.21
1893	0.46	–	0.21
1892	0.45	–	0.21
1891	0.44	–	0.2
1890	0.44	–	0.2
1889	0.44	–	0.2
1888	0.44	–	0.2
1887	0.44	–	0.2
1886	0.44	–	0.19
1885	0.41	–	0.19
1884	0.41	–	0.2
1883	0.38	–	0.19
1882	0.38	–	0.19
1881	0.38	–	0.19
1880	0.37	–	0.19
1879	0.36	–	0.19
1878	0.36	–	0.18
1877	0.36	–	0.18
1876	0.36	–	0.19
1875	0.36	–	0.18
1874	0.37	–	0.18
1873	0.35	–	0.18
1872	0.35	–	0.18
1871	0.35	–	0.18
1870	0.35	–	0.18
1869	0.35	–	0.17
1868	0.35	–	0.17
1867	0.35	–	0.17
1866	0.33	–	0.16
1865	0.33	–	0.16
1864	0.32	–	0.16
1863	0.32	–	0.16
1862	0.32	–	0.16
1861	0.32	–	0.15
1860	0.32	–	0.15
1859	0.32	–	0.14
1858	0.31	–	0.14
1857	0.32	–	0.14
1856	0.31	–	0.13
1855	0.31	–	0.13
1854	0.31	–	0.13
1853	0.31	–	0.13
1852	0.32	–	0.13
1851	0.32	–	0.13
1850	0.31	–	0.13
1849	0.31	–	0.15
1848	0.31	–	0.13
1847	0.32	–	0.11
1846	0.31	–	0.11
1845	0.31	–	0.11
1844	0.31	–	0.11
1843	0.31	–	0.1
1842	0.31	–	0.1
1841	0.32	–	0.1
1840	0.31	–	0.1
1839	0.3	–	0.1
1838	0.3	–	0.09
1837	0.31	–	0.09
1836	0.3	–	0.1
1835	0.31	–	0.09
1834	0.3	–	0.09
1833	0.3	–	0.09
1832	0.29	–	0.09
1831	0.29	–	0.09
1830	0.29	–	0.09
1829	0.28	–	0.08
1828	0.28	–	0.08
1827	0.28	–	0.09
1826	0.29	–	0.08
1825	0.28	–	0.08
1824	0.26	–	0.08
1823	0.26	–	0.08
1822	0.26	–	0.08
1821	0.26	–	0.07
1820	0.27	–	0.07
1819	0.26	–	0.06
1818	0.27	–	0.06
1817	0.27	–	0.06
1816	0.27	–	0.06
1815	0.27	–	0.06
1814	0.27	–	0.05
1813	0.27	–	0.05
1812	0.28	–	0.06
1811	0.27	–	0.06
1810	0.28	–	0.06
1809	0.27	–	0.05
1808	0.27	–	0.05
1807	0.28	–	0.05
1806	0.28	–	0.05
1805	0.27	–	0.05
1804	0.27	–	0.05
1803	0.27	–	0.05
1802	0.28	–	0.05
1801	0.28	–	0.05
1800	0.27	–	0.05
1799	0.27	–	0.05
1798	0.27	–	0.06
1797	0.27	–	0.05
1796	0.28	–	0.05
1795	0.27	–	0.05
1794	0.27	–	0.05
1793	0.27	–	0.05
1792	0.27	–	0.05
1791	0.28	–	0.05
1790	0.26	–	0.05
1789	0.24	–	0.05

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Good to know

V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, 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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