Belgium vs Canada: Clientelism Index

Belgium

0.059

in 2025

Canada

0.058

in 2025

Belgium rank

166th

Canada rank

168th

Clientelism Index over time

Belgium
Canada

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.059 against 0.058 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Belgium ranks 166th and Canada ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Belgium
Clientelism Index in Canada
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.