Belarus vs South Korea: Clientelism Index

Belarus

0.118

in 2025

South Korea

0.123

in 2025

Belarus rank

151st

South Korea rank

150th

Clientelism Index over time

Belarus
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.123 against 0.118 in Belarus, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

Belarus ranks 151st and South Korea ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Belarus
Clientelism Index in South Korea
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.