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
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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.

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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

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.