Albania vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Clientelism Index

Albania

0.769

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.761

in 2025

Albania rank

25th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

27th

Clientelism Index over time

Albania
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.769 against 0.761 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Albania ranks 25th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Albania
Clientelism Index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Clientelism Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.