Social Development in Vietnam 133 indicators covering social development for Vietnam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 19,253 2025 up 340.3% 51st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 302.2% 120th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 104.7% 106th Political Rights Score 4 2025 up 33.3% 160th Freedom Score 20 2025 unchanged 160th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -14.79 % change on previous year 2025 down 137.3% 69th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 unchanged 150th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.42 2025 down 45.7% 131st Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.54 2025 down 17.9% 118th Political Corruption Index 0.466 2025 down 7.9% 94th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.466 2025 down 7.9% 94th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.95 2024 up 14.8% 52nd Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.042 units per square kilometre 2023 up 558.4% 89th LGBT+ Rights Index 2.07 2019 unchanged 75th Forcibly displaced people 13 2025 — 168th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 40 2024 up 29.0% 87th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.71 2024 up 3.7% 30th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.35 2024 up 15.9% 95th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 7.34 2024 down 1.0% 1st Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.022 2024 down 13.8% 22nd Self-reported life satisfaction 6.43 2025 up 27.0% 44th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.43 2025 up 27.0% 44th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 93.6% 2024 up 3.1% 7th Homicide rate 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 up 19.2% 114th Homicides 1,358 homicides 2011 up 35.3% 32nd Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 up 19.2% 114th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 up 19.2% 113th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 — 1st Citizen support for democracy -1.85 2020 down 46.6% 144th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 2.36 2020 up 0.3% 3rd Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 1,890 deaths 2021 up 16.1% 44th Homicide rate 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 5.4% 136th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 1.91 2021 up 4.0% 130th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 15.73 million 2030 down 1.7% 12th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 10.68 2030 up 28.7% 25th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1989 — 31st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 97th Freedom of Expression Score 1 2025 down 50.0% 116th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 unchanged 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 19.3% 2030 down 13.8% 73rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 15.85 million 2030 down 3.9% 12th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 31.9% 2020 down 9.0% 115th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 46.3% 2020 down 4.7% 123rd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 54.5% 2020 down 2.2% 24th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 53.7% 2020 up 4.4% 64th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 14.4% 2020 up 6.6% 71st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 29.3% 2020 up 4.4% 48th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 32.51 2020 up 4.4% 43rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →