Central African Republic vs Ghana: Clientelism Index

Central African Republic

0.64

in 2025

Ghana

0.629

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

53rd

Ghana rank

56th

Clientelism Index over time

Central African Republic
Ghana

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.64 against 0.629 in Ghana, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 56th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Central African Republic
Clientelism Index in Ghana
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.