Which has higher clientelism index, Algeria or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.794 against 0.784 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?

0.01, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea: Clientelism Index

Algeria

0.784

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.794

in 2025

Algeria rank

23rd

Equatorial Guinea rank

22nd

Clientelism Index over time

Algeria
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.794 against 0.784 in Algeria, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Algeria ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.361	0.904	0.543	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	0.361	0.904	0.543	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	0.361	0.904	0.543	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.361	0.904	0.543	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.3847	0.904	0.5193	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.3839	0.904	0.5201	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.387	0.8527	0.4657	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.561	0.9097	0.3487	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.4488	0.8881	0.4393	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.5008	0.8729	0.3721	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.6521	0.8637	0.2116	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.6779	0.8572	0.1793	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.7543	0.8137	0.0593	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Algeria or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.794 against 0.784 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.01, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for clientelism index?: Algeria ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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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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: 18 September 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.