Benin vs Oman: Clientelism Index

Benin

0.51

in 2025

Oman

0.501

in 2025

Benin rank

85th

Oman rank

88th

Clientelism Index over time

Benin
Oman

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.51 against 0.501 in Oman, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Oman ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Oman ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Benin
Clientelism Index in Oman
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.