Which has higher clientelism index, Cape Verde or Fiji?

Fiji, at 0.406 against 0.401 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Cape Verde vs Fiji: Clientelism Index

Cape Verde

0.401

in 2025

Fiji

0.406

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

109th

Fiji rank

108th

Clientelism Index over time

Cape Verde
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.406 against 0.401 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.005.

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

Cape Verde ranks 109th and Fiji ranks 108th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 8 and Fiji in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.893	0.6406	0.2524	Cape Verde
1910s	0.893	0.5621	0.3309	Cape Verde
1920s	0.893	0.5569	0.3361	Cape Verde
1930s	0.893	0.5523	0.3407	Cape Verde
1940s	0.893	0.5576	0.3354	Cape Verde
1950s	0.795	0.5559	0.2391	Cape Verde
1960s	0.795	0.557	0.238	Cape Verde
1970s	0.5492	0.3538	0.1954	Cape Verde
1980s	0.3011	0.3529	0.0518	Fiji
1990s	0.2764	0.351	0.0746	Fiji
2000s	0.2576	0.3699	0.1123	Fiji
2010s	0.2379	0.3805	0.1426	Fiji
2020s	0.3765	0.4233	0.0468	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Cape Verde or Fiji?: Fiji, at 0.406 against 0.401 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Cape Verde and Fiji?: 0.005, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for clientelism index?: Cape Verde ranks 109th and Fiji ranks 108th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cape Verde vs Fiji: Clientelism Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/cabo-verde/fiji/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/cabo-verde/fiji/">Cape Verde vs Fiji: Clientelism Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 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.