Belgium vs Portugal: Clientelism Index

Belgium

0.059

in 2025

Portugal

0.06

in 2025

Belgium rank

166th

Portugal rank

165th

Clientelism Index over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.06 against 0.059 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 165th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Belgium
Clientelism Index in Portugal
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.