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Clientelism Index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Afghanistan0.95
  2. 2South Sudan0.93
  3. 3Chad0.9
  4. 4Venezuela, RB0.9
  5. 5Eritrea0.88
  6. 6Lebanon0.88
  7. 7Yemen, Rep.0.88
  8. 8Myanmar0.88
  9. 9Haiti0.88
  10. 10Papua New Guinea0.87
  11. 11Madagascar0.87
  12. 12Burundi0.86
  13. 13Nicaragua0.86
  14. 14Congo, Rep.0.85
  15. 15Turkmenistan0.85
  16. 16Cameroon0.84
  17. 17Dominican Republic0.84
  18. 18Azerbaijan0.84
  19. 19Philippines0.83
  20. 20Bosnia and Herzegovina0.81
  21. 21Iraq0.8
  22. 22Equatorial Guinea0.79
  23. 23Algeria0.78
  24. 24Honduras0.77
  25. 25Albania0.77
  26. 26Cambodia0.76
  27. 27Congo, Dem. Rep.0.76
  28. 28Serbia0.76
  29. 29Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.75
  30. 29Liberia0.75
  31. 30Guatemala0.74
  32. 30Angola0.74
  33. 31Kyrgyz Republic0.74
  34. 32Malawi0.74
  35. 33Uganda0.73
  36. 34Pakistan0.72
  37. 35Mauritania0.72
  38. 36Tajikistan0.72
  39. 37Indonesia0.71
  40. 38Turkiye0.71
  41. 39Eswatini0.71
  42. 39Comoros0.71
  43. 40Zimbabwe0.7
  44. 41Nigeria0.7
  45. 42Djibouti0.7
  46. 43Mozambique0.69
  47. 44Solomon Islands0.67
  48. 45Togo0.66
  49. 46Ecuador0.66
  50. 47Guinea-Bissau0.65
  51. 48Paraguay0.65
  52. 49Central African Republic0.64
  53. 50Uzbekistan0.64
  54. 51Qatar0.63
  55. 52Ghana0.63
  56. 53Mongolia0.62
  57. 54North Macedonia0.62
  58. 55Bulgaria0.62
  59. 56Egypt, Arab Rep.0.6
  60. 57Sudan0.6
  61. 58Panama0.6
  62. 58Peru0.6
  63. 58Kuwait0.6
  64. 58Colombia0.6
  65. 59Burkina Faso0.59
  66. 60Syrian Arab Republic0.59
  67. 61Thailand0.58
  68. 62Ethiopia0.57
  69. 63Sao Tome and Principe0.57
  70. 64Bahrain0.57
  71. 65Saudi Arabia0.57
  72. 66Morocco0.57
  73. 66Kazakhstan0.57
  74. 67Mali0.56
  75. 68Montenegro0.55
  76. 69El Salvador0.55
  77. 70Cote d'Ivoire0.54
  78. 71Sierra Leone0.54
  79. 72Guinea0.54
  80. 73Jordan0.52
  81. 74Suriname0.51
  82. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.51
  83. 75Guyana0.51
  84. 76Benin0.51
  85. 77Cuba0.51
  86. 78Hungary0.5
  87. 79Oman0.5
  88. 80Zambia0.49
  89. 81Kenya0.49
  90. 82Russian Federation0.49
  91. 83Mexico0.48
  92. 84Hong Kong SAR, China0.48
  93. 85United Arab Emirates0.46
  94. 86Gabon0.45
  95. 86Tanzania0.45
  96. 87India0.45
  97. 88Nepal0.45
  98. 89Senegal0.44
  99. 90Argentina0.44
  100. 91Georgia0.44
  101. 92Malaysia0.43
  102. 93Vanuatu0.42
  103. 94Bolivia0.42
  104. 95Armenia0.41
  105. 95Timor-Leste0.41
  106. 96Brazil0.41
  107. 97Fiji0.41
  108. 98Cabo Verde0.4
  109. 99Moldova0.4
  110. 99Bangladesh0.4
  111. 100Botswana0.4
  112. 101Iran, Islamic Rep.0.38
  113. 102Maldives0.38
  114. 103Gambia, The0.37
  115. 104Lesotho0.37
  116. 105Libya0.37
  117. 105Niger0.37
  118. 106Romania0.36
  119. 107Ukraine0.35
  120. 108Namibia0.35
  121. 109Bhutan0.33
  122. 110Mauritius0.31
  123. 111Trinidad and Tobago0.31
  124. 112Tunisia0.3
  125. 112Rwanda0.3
  126. 112Viet Nam0.3
  127. 112Lao PDR0.3
  128. 113Jamaica0.3
  129. 114Barbados0.28
  130. 115South Africa0.26
  131. 116Croatia0.25
  132. 117Taiwan0.24
  133. 118Cyprus0.23
  134. 119Singapore0.23
  135. 120Malta0.23
  136. 121Italy0.22
  137. 122Slovenia0.2
  138. 123China0.2
  139. 124Seychelles0.18
  140. 125Greece0.16
  141. 126Ireland0.15
  142. 127Slovak Republic0.14
  143. 127Poland0.14
  144. 128Japan0.14
  145. 129Latvia0.13
  146. 129Lithuania0.13
  147. 130Costa Rica0.13
  148. 131Korea, Rep.0.12
  149. 132Belarus0.12
  150. 133Austria0.11
  151. 133United States0.11
  152. 134Sri Lanka0.1
  153. 135Israel0.1
  154. 135Spain0.1
  155. 136Chile0.09
  156. 137Iceland0.09
  157. 138Uruguay0.09
  158. 139France0.07
  159. 140Finland0.07
  160. 141Czechia0.07
  161. 142United Kingdom0.07
  162. 143Sweden0.06
  163. 144Portugal0.06
  164. 145Switzerland0.06
  165. 145Belgium0.06
  166. 146Canada0.06
  167. 146Estonia0.06
  168. 147New Zealand0.06
  169. 147Australia0.06
  170. 148Luxembourg0.04
  171. 149Germany0.04
  172. 150Denmark0.03
  173. 151Norway0.03
  174. 152Netherlands0.03

Clientelism Index