Afghanistan vs Chad: Clientelism Index
Afghanistan
0.948
in 2025
Chad
0.9
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Chad rank
3rd
Clientelism Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Chad
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.948 against 0.9 in Chad, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Chad ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.525 | 0.468 | 0.057 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.5972 | 0.468 | 0.1292 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.6056 | 0.53 | 0.0756 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.5949 | 0.541 | 0.0539 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.5551 | 0.6614 | 0.1063 | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.5442 | 0.7065 | 0.1623 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.6691 | 0.7126 | 0.0435 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.8045 | 0.8825 | 0.078 | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.5383 | 0.9218 | 0.3835 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.6598 | 0.9116 | 0.2518 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.8737 | 0.8865 | 0.0128 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Afghanistan or Chad?
- Afghanistan, at 0.948 against 0.9 in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Afghanistan and Chad?
- 0.048, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for clientelism index?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Chad ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.