Bolivia vs Malaysia: Clientelism Index

Bolivia

0.419

in 2025

Malaysia

0.43

in 2025

Bolivia rank

104th

Malaysia rank

102nd

Clientelism Index over time

Bolivia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.43 against 0.419 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 104th and Malaysia ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Bolivia
Clientelism Index in Malaysia
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.