Which has higher clientelism index, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.869 against 0.862 in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?

0.007, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?

110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.

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.

Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Clientelism Index

Burundi

0.862

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.869

in 2025

Burundi rank

12th

Papua New Guinea rank

10th

Clientelism Index over time

Burundi
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.869 against 0.862 in Burundi, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.922	0.82	0.102	Burundi
1920s	0.922	0.82	0.102	Burundi
1930s	0.922	0.82	0.102	Burundi
1940s	0.922	0.82	0.102	Burundi
1950s	0.838	0.8566	0.0186	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.5398	0.8689	0.3291	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.6551	0.7946	0.1395	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.4732	0.8442	0.371	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.5843	0.8803	0.296	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.6979	0.8711	0.1732	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.8482	0.885	0.0368	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.8833	0.8707	0.0127	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.869 against 0.862 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?: 0.007, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for clientelism index?: Burundi ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th 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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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: 18 September 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.