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
00.20.40.60.8178919072025

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.

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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

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.