Which has higher clientelism index, Belgium or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 0.065 against 0.059 in Belgium as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Belgium and United Kingdom?

0.006, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?

203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Clientelism Index

Belgium

0.059

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.065

in 2025

Belgium rank

166th

United Kingdom rank

163rd

Clientelism Index over time

Belgium
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.065 against 0.059 in Belgium, a difference of 0.006.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Belgium ranks 166th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.704	0.84	0.136	United Kingdom
1790s	0.704	0.8825	0.1785	United Kingdom
1830s	0.1569	0.8667	0.7098	United Kingdom
1840s	0.1546	0.891	0.7364	United Kingdom
1850s	0.1524	0.8917	0.7393	United Kingdom
1860s	0.1541	0.885	0.7309	United Kingdom
1870s	0.1566	0.7263	0.5697	United Kingdom
1880s	0.155	0.3717	0.2167	United Kingdom
1890s	0.1521	0.3322	0.1801	United Kingdom
1900s	0.1812	0.2903	0.1091	United Kingdom
1910s	0.1739	0.2543	0.0804	United Kingdom
1920s	0.1865	0.2328	0.0463	United Kingdom
1930s	0.1828	0.2212	0.0384	United Kingdom
1940s	0.1872	0.1184	0.0688	Belgium
1950s	0.1823	0.0708	0.1115	Belgium
1960s	0.1689	0.0674	0.1015	Belgium
1970s	0.1541	0.0686	0.0855	Belgium
1980s	0.1328	0.092	0.0408	Belgium
1990s	0.0872	0.0871	0.0001	Belgium
2000s	0.0616	0.095	0.0334	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0523	0.0911	0.0388	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0648	0.1105	0.0457	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Belgium or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.065 against 0.059 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Belgium and United Kingdom?: 0.006, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for clientelism index?: Belgium ranks 166th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.