Which has higher clientelism index, Argentina or India?

India, at 0.453 against 0.442 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Argentina vs India: Clientelism Index

Argentina

0.442

in 2025

India

0.453

in 2025

Argentina rank

100th

India rank

97th

Clientelism Index over time

Argentina
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.453 against 0.442 in Argentina, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 100th and India ranks 97th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 20 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	India	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1790s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1800s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1810s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1820s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1830s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1840s	0.84	0.751	0.089	Argentina
1850s	0.8714	0.751	0.1204	Argentina
1860s	0.883	0.751	0.132	Argentina
1870s	0.8838	0.751	0.1328	Argentina
1880s	0.887	0.4785	0.4085	Argentina
1890s	0.8844	0.206	0.6784	Argentina
1900s	0.8454	0.206	0.6394	Argentina
1910s	0.69	0.206	0.484	Argentina
1920s	0.5833	0.1221	0.4612	Argentina
1930s	0.4709	0.1531	0.3178	Argentina
1940s	0.4125	0.207	0.2055	Argentina
1950s	0.3346	0.2658	0.0688	Argentina
1960s	0.3857	0.3013	0.0844	Argentina
1970s	0.3558	0.4105	0.0547	India
1980s	0.2687	0.4626	0.1939	India
1990s	0.5031	0.4598	0.0433	Argentina
2000s	0.4622	0.4747	0.0125	India
2010s	0.4447	0.5371	0.0924	India
2020s	0.4612	0.5023	0.0412	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Argentina or India?: India, at 0.453 against 0.442 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Argentina and India?: 0.011, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and India rank globally for clientelism index?: Argentina ranks 100th and India ranks 97th 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.