Benin vs Cuba: Clientelism Index

Benin

0.51

in 2025

Cuba

0.506

in 2025

Benin rank

85th

Cuba rank

86th

Clientelism Index over time

Benin
Cuba

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.51 against 0.506 in Cuba, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cuba ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Cuba ranks 86th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Benin
Clientelism Index in Cuba
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.