Benin vs Suriname: Clientelism Index

Benin

0.51

in 2025

Suriname

0.514

in 2025

Benin rank

85th

Suriname rank

82nd

Clientelism Index over time

Benin
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.514 against 0.51 in Benin, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Suriname ranks 82nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Benin
Clientelism Index in Suriname
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.