Country culture analysis
Southeast Asia · VN · A concise, data-led cultural overview
Hofstede’s strongest signals are collectivist tendencies on Individualism (20) and flexible tendencies on Uncertainty Avoidance (30). The Hall communication-context indicator is unavailable for this country in the current dataset.
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A brief cultural overview
Vietnam has its highest Hofstede score in Long-Term Orientation (57) and its lowest score in Individualism (20). This profile within Southeast Asia shows how authority, identity, risk, time orientation, competition, and self-expression combine in one national cultural snapshot.
HALL · COMMUNICATION CONTEXT INDICATOR
This is an exploratory proxy calculated from the country’s Hofstede individualism and power-distance scores. It is not a communication-context score directly measured by Hall.
PDI · HOFSTEDE
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No score is available for this dimension in the shared dataset. Treat this as missing data, not a cultural conclusion.
Explore the power distance indexIDV · HOFSTEDE
Very collectivist · #150 of 206
Vietnam scores 20 on Individualism, ranking #150 of 206 in the dataset. That is 15.4 points below the global average and 5.6 points below the Southeast Asia regional average.
Explore the individualism indexMAS · HOFSTEDE
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No score is available for this dimension in the shared dataset. Treat this as missing data, not a cultural conclusion.
Explore the masculinity indexUAI · HOFSTEDE
Leans flexible · #202 of 208
Vietnam scores 30 on Uncertainty Avoidance, ranking #202 of 208 in the dataset. That is 30.1 points below the global average and 9.1 points below the Southeast Asia regional average.
Explore the uncertainty avoidance indexLTO · HOFSTEDE
Moderate long-term orientation · #39 of 197
Vietnam scores 57 on Long-Term Orientation, ranking #39 of 197 in the dataset. That is 20.5 points above the global average and 8.6 points above the Southeast Asia regional average.
Explore the long-term orientation indexIVR · HOFSTEDE
Leans restrained · #147 of 195
Vietnam scores 35 on Indulgence, ranking #147 of 195 in the dataset. That is 12.8 points below the global average and 7.6 points below the Southeast Asia regional average.
Explore the indulgence indexThese are national-level indicators, not predictions about individuals. Regional, generational, organizational, and personal differences matter; use the scores to guide questions rather than assumptions.
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Sources adapted from the Hofstede and Hall references used in the shared dataset. The communication-context score shown on this site is a transparent proxy calculated as 0.70 × (100 − IDV) + 0.30 × PDI; it is not a score directly measured by Hall.
