Canada vs New Zealand: Clientelism Index

Canada

0.058

in 2025

New Zealand

0.056

in 2025

Canada rank

168th

New Zealand rank

170th

Clientelism Index over time

Canada
New Zealand

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.058 against 0.056 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Canada
Clientelism Index in New Zealand
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.