Bangladesh vs Botswana: Clientelism Index

Bangladesh

0.396

in 2025

Botswana

0.395

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

110th

Botswana rank

112th

Clientelism Index over time

Bangladesh
Botswana

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.396 against 0.395 in Botswana, a difference of 0.001.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 110th and Botswana ranks 112th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Bangladesh
Clientelism Index in Botswana
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.