Bangladesh vs Iran: Clientelism Index

Bangladesh
0.396
in 2025
Iran
0.382
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
110th
Iran rank
113th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran
00.20.40.6189419592025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.396 against 0.382 in Iran, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 110th and Iran ranks 113th 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.