Chile vs France: Clientelism Index

Chile

0.088

in 2025

France

0.073

in 2025

Chile rank

157th

France rank

160th

Clientelism Index over time

Chile
France

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.088 against 0.073 in France, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 157th and France ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Chile
Clientelism Index in France
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.