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Neopatrimonialism index

0-1 index · lower is better · 176 countries

Coppedge et al., V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16 (Varieties of Democracy Project)V-Dem: 'All V-Dem data and graphs generated by the online tools are open source and free for anyone to use. You do not need to seek permission to use the data, but we kindly ask you to cite the data.' (codebook states 'All rights reserved'; no formal CC identifier)updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0.01
  2. 2Australia0.02
  3. 2Sweden0.02
  4. 3Norway0.02
  5. 4Switzerland0.02
  6. 5New Zealand0.02
  7. 6Finland0.03
  8. 7Germany0.03
  9. 7Estonia0.03
  10. 8Netherlands0.03
  11. 9Chile0.04
  12. 10Iceland0.04
  13. 11Ireland0.05
  14. 12Luxembourg0.05
  15. 13France0.05
  16. 14Uruguay0.05
  17. 15Latvia0.06
  18. 16United Kingdom0.06
  19. 17Seychelles0.06
  20. 18Czechia0.07
  21. 19Lithuania0.07
  22. 20Canada0.07
  23. 21Spain0.07
  24. 22Costa Rica0.07
  25. 22Belgium0.07
  26. 22Portugal0.07
  27. 23Japan0.09
  28. 24Austria0.09
  29. 25Korea, Rep.0.1
  30. 26Barbados0.11
  31. 27Israel0.12
  32. 28Singapore0.12
  33. 29United States0.12
  34. 30Trinidad and Tobago0.13
  35. 31Brazil0.13
  36. 32Poland0.14
  37. 33Slovenia0.14
  38. 34Taiwan0.14
  39. 35Cyprus0.15
  40. 36Croatia0.16
  41. 37Sri Lanka0.17
  42. 38Jamaica0.17
  43. 39Vanuatu0.18
  44. 40Bhutan0.18
  45. 41Moldova0.19
  46. 42Cabo Verde0.19
  47. 43Italy0.2
  48. 44Mauritius0.2
  49. 45Suriname0.2
  50. 46South Africa0.21
  51. 47Guatemala0.22
  52. 47Colombia0.22
  53. 48Malta0.23
  54. 48Gambia, The0.23
  55. 49Greece0.25
  56. 49Namibia0.25
  57. 50Slovak Republic0.25
  58. 51Lesotho0.27
  59. 52Fiji0.3
  60. 53Botswana0.3
  61. 54Sao Tome and Principe0.3
  62. 54Maldives0.3
  63. 55Romania0.32
  64. 56Senegal0.32
  65. 57Nepal0.32
  66. 58Tanzania0.32
  67. 59Zambia0.33
  68. 60Jordan0.33
  69. 61Timor-Leste0.33
  70. 62Kenya0.34
  71. 63Bulgaria0.34
  72. 64Kosovo0.35
  73. 65Argentina0.35
  74. 66Panama0.36
  75. 67Montenegro0.36
  76. 68Ghana0.37
  77. 69Malaysia0.39
  78. 70Malawi0.39
  79. 71Kuwait0.39
  80. 72Papua New Guinea0.39
  81. 73Solomon Islands0.4
  82. 73Tunisia0.4
  83. 74Benin0.41
  84. 75Mongolia0.42
  85. 76Hong Kong SAR, China0.43
  86. 77Thailand0.44
  87. 78Morocco0.44
  88. 79Peru0.44
  89. 80Dominican Republic0.45
  90. 81Niger0.46
  91. 82Georgia0.47
  92. 83Honduras0.48
  93. 84Albania0.48
  94. 85Hungary0.49
  95. 86India0.51
  96. 86Sierra Leone0.51
  97. 87Oman0.53
  98. 88Guyana0.53
  99. 89Ecuador0.55
  100. 90Bosnia and Herzegovina0.56
  101. 91Ukraine0.56
  102. 92Paraguay0.58
  103. 93West Bank and Gaza0.59
  104. 94Liberia0.6
  105. 95Indonesia0.6
  106. 96Mali0.62
  107. 96Armenia0.62
  108. 97Lao PDR0.62
  109. 98Philippines0.62
  110. 99North Macedonia0.64
  111. 99Cote d'Ivoire0.64
  112. 100United Arab Emirates0.65
  113. 101Qatar0.66
  114. 102Burkina Faso0.66
  115. 103Egypt, Arab Rep.0.66
  116. 103Pakistan0.66
  117. 104Mozambique0.67
  118. 105Viet Nam0.67
  119. 106Bangladesh0.68
  120. 107Nigeria0.68
  121. 108Lebanon0.69
  122. 109Mexico0.69
  123. 110Rwanda0.71
  124. 111Eswatini0.71
  125. 112Serbia0.72
  126. 112Libya0.72
  127. 113Bolivia0.73
  128. 114Saudi Arabia0.74
  129. 115Gabon0.76
  130. 116Kyrgyz Republic0.76
  131. 117Ethiopia0.76
  132. 118Angola0.76
  133. 119Uganda0.77
  134. 120Iraq0.78
  135. 121Sudan0.8
  136. 122Djibouti0.8
  137. 123Syrian Arab Republic0.8
  138. 124Guinea-Bissau0.81
  139. 124Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.81
  140. 125Algeria0.81
  141. 126Iran, Islamic Rep.0.82
  142. 127Togo0.82
  143. 128Bahrain0.83
  144. 129Guinea0.83
  145. 130Kazakhstan0.84
  146. 130Comoros0.84
  147. 131Haiti0.84
  148. 132Madagascar0.84
  149. 133Zimbabwe0.84
  150. 134Mauritania0.85
  151. 135Cuba0.86
  152. 136China0.86
  153. 136Central African Republic0.86
  154. 137Congo, Rep.0.86
  155. 138Turkiye0.87
  156. 139Congo, Dem. Rep.0.87
  157. 140Afghanistan0.9
  158. 141Uzbekistan0.91
  159. 142Russian Federation0.92
  160. 143South Sudan0.92
  161. 144Yemen, Rep.0.93
  162. 145Cameroon0.93
  163. 146Burundi0.94
  164. 147Belarus0.94
  165. 147El Salvador0.94
  166. 148Cambodia0.94
  167. 149Eritrea0.96
  168. 150Turkmenistan0.96
  169. 151Tajikistan0.96
  170. 152Myanmar0.97
  171. 152Equatorial Guinea0.97
  172. 153Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.97
  173. 154Azerbaijan0.98
  174. 155Chad0.98
  175. 156Venezuela, RB0.99
  176. 157Nicaragua0.99

Neopatrimonialism index