Vietnam is a unitary one-party socialist republic led by the Communist Party. Since the Doi Moi reforms of 1986 it has combined party control of politics with a market-based, export-oriented economy and non-aligned foreign policy.
In the 12 Axes register, Vietnam leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Vietnam, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Vietnam sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised under Communist Party
Oligarchy
Collective party leadership
Authoritarian
Dissent and press tightly restricted
Non-Interventionist
Non-aligned bamboo diplomacy
Neutral
Defensive posture, no alliances
Centrist
Fifty-four recognised ethnic groups
Social Democratic
State sector leads, private sector growing
Regulationism
Socialist-oriented market economy
Free Trade
Many free trade agreements
Agnostic
Officially atheist party, tolerated worship
Moderate
No strong state direction
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Vietnam is at Irreligious 68%. The register median is Religious 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Vietnam is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Anewplayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
