Chile vs Uruguay: Clientelism Index
Chile
0.088
in 2025
Uruguay
0.085
in 2025
Chile rank
157th
Uruguay rank
159th
Clientelism Index over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.088 against 0.085 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 157th and Uruguay ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.8737 | 0.8222 | 0.0515 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.8389 | 0.8241 | 0.0148 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.811 | 0.6911 | 0.1199 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.7675 | 0.4966 | 0.2709 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.7231 | 0.464 | 0.2591 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.6305 | 0.3891 | 0.2414 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.5999 | 0.3896 | 0.2103 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.7029 | 0.4675 | 0.2354 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.7125 | 0.4268 | 0.2857 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.6081 | 0.4485 | 0.1596 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.6005 | 0.4613 | 0.1392 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.4674 | 0.4449 | 0.0225 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.462 | 0.3918 | 0.0702 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.3431 | 0.3735 | 0.0304 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.3153 | 0.3485 | 0.0332 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.3015 | 0.2426 | 0.0589 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.165 | 0.091 | 0.074 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.1227 | 0.056 | 0.0667 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1145 | 0.0342 | 0.0803 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0882 | 0.1053 | 0.0172 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 0.088 against 0.085 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.003, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for clientelism index?
- Chile ranks 157th and Uruguay ranks 159th 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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About this data
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.