Bhutan vs Romania: Clientelism Index
Bhutan
0.333
in 2025
Romania
0.356
in 2025
Bhutan rank
122nd
Romania rank
119th
Clientelism Index over time
- Bhutan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.356 against 0.333 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.023.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and Romania ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5308 | 0.7993 | 0.2685 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.7974 | 0.2974 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0.7939 | 0.2939 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.7211 | 0.2211 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.648 | 0.148 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.4549 | 0.312 | 0.1429 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.431 | 0.2754 | 0.1556 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.4254 | 0.2972 | 0.1282 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.4275 | 0.2992 | 0.1283 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.4276 | 0.4999 | 0.0723 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.3346 | 0.518 | 0.1834 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2374 | 0.4099 | 0.1725 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.216 | 0.3152 | 0.0992 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Bhutan or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.356 against 0.333 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Bhutan and Romania?
- 0.023, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Romania rank globally for clientelism index?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and Romania ranks 119th 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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About this data
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.