Bahrain vs Kazakhstan: Clientelism Index

Bahrain

0.572

in 2025

Kazakhstan

0.565

in 2025

Bahrain rank

71st

Kazakhstan rank

73rd

Clientelism Index over time

Bahrain
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.572 against 0.565 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 71st and Kazakhstan ranks 73rd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Bahrain
Clientelism Index in Kazakhstan
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.