Which has higher clientelism index, Canada or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.059 against 0.058 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Canada vs Switzerland: Clientelism Index

Canada

0.058

in 2025

Switzerland

0.059

in 2025

Canada rank

168th

Switzerland rank

166th

Clientelism Index over time

Canada
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.059 against 0.058 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.5441	0.0946	0.4496	Canada
1850s	0.5387	0.0695	0.4692	Canada
1860s	0.5318	0.0746	0.4572	Canada
1870s	0.5225	0.0732	0.4493	Canada
1880s	0.4203	0.0738	0.3465	Canada
1890s	0.4278	0.0728	0.355	Canada
1900s	0.42	0.0685	0.3515	Canada
1910s	0.4085	0.0671	0.3414	Canada
1920s	0.3775	0.0686	0.3089	Canada
1930s	0.3334	0.0647	0.2687	Canada
1940s	0.252	0.0663	0.1857	Canada
1950s	0.2421	0.067	0.1751	Canada
1960s	0.1697	0.0615	0.1082	Canada
1970s	0.1251	0.0677	0.0574	Canada
1980s	0.1033	0.0657	0.0376	Canada
1990s	0.1021	0.0627	0.0394	Canada
2000s	0.0823	0.0655	0.0168	Canada
2010s	0.0601	0.0553	0.0048	Canada
2020s	0.064	0.0615	0.0025	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Canada or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.059 against 0.058 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Canada and Switzerland?: 0.001, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for clientelism index?: Canada ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 166th 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

Canada vs Switzerland: 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/canada/switzerland/

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/canada/switzerland/">Canada vs Switzerland: 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.