Which has higher clientelism index, Central African Republic or Qatar?

Central African Republic, at 0.64 against 0.632 in Qatar as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Central African Republic and Qatar?

0.008, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Qatar?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Central African Republic vs Qatar: Clientelism Index

Central African Republic

0.64

in 2025

Qatar

0.632

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

53rd

Qatar rank

55th

Clientelism Index over time

Central African Republic
Qatar

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.64 against 0.632 in Qatar, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Qatar ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 53rd and Qatar ranks 55th of 176 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.813	0.93	0.117	Qatar
1930s	0.813	0.93	0.117	Qatar
1940s	0.7874	0.93	0.1426	Qatar
1950s	0.6471	0.93	0.2829	Qatar
1960s	0.7613	0.9255	0.1642	Qatar
1970s	0.86	0.8916	0.0316	Qatar
1980s	0.8536	0.8583	0.0047	Qatar
1990s	0.8037	0.8614	0.0577	Qatar
2000s	0.8263	0.848	0.0217	Qatar
2010s	0.7885	0.848	0.0595	Qatar
2020s	0.6965	0.7387	0.0422	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Central African Republic or Qatar?: Central African Republic, at 0.64 against 0.632 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Central African Republic and Qatar?: 0.008, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Qatar?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Qatar rank globally for clientelism index?: Central African Republic ranks 53rd and Qatar ranks 55th 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.

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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.