Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Clientelism Index

Bahrain

0.572

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.568

in 2025

Bahrain rank

71st

Saudi Arabia rank

72nd

Clientelism Index over time

Bahrain
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.572 against 0.568 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bahrain ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Bahrain
Clientelism Index in Saudi Arabia
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.