Vietnam.
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Member of ASEAN, NAM.
Population
99.5M
GDP (nominal)
$409.0B
GDP / capita
$4,164
Capital
Hanoi
Government
Unitary one-party soci…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
2.7 / 10
UN voting record
How Vietnam votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Vietnam pursues 'multi-directional' foreign policy -- maintaining partnerships with all major powers while avoiding dependence on any single one. It has Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with China, the US, Russia, India, Japan, and South Korea, among others.
The South China Sea is Vietnam's most sensitive foreign policy issue. Vietnam has the most extensive claims overlapping with China and has been more willing than most ASEAN states to push back against Chinese activities, though it prefers diplomatic over military confrontation. Vietnam is also deeply engaged in Mekong subregional cooperation and ASEAN integration.
Rivals
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$409.0B
GDP per capita
$4,164
Currency
Vietnamese Dong (VND)
HDI
0.73
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Vietnam’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.