Cape Verde vs Moldova: Clientelism Index

Cape Verde

0.401

in 2025

Moldova

0.396

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

109th

Moldova rank

110th

Clientelism Index over time

Cape Verde
Moldova

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.401 against 0.396 in Moldova, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Moldova ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 109th and Moldova ranks 110th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Cape Verde
Clientelism Index in Moldova
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.