Argentina vs Malaysia: Clientelism Index

Argentina

0.442

in 2025

Malaysia

0.43

in 2025

Argentina rank

100th

Malaysia rank

102nd

Clientelism Index over time

Argentina
Malaysia

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.442 against 0.43 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 100th and Malaysia ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Argentina
Clientelism Index in Malaysia
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.