China vs Greece: Clientelism Index

China

0.195

in 2025

Greece

0.16

in 2025

China rank

140th

Greece rank

142nd

Clientelism Index over time

China
Greece

How they compare

China currently reports 0.195 against 0.16 in Greece, a difference of 0.035.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Greece ahead.

China ranks 140th and Greece ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in China
Clientelism Index in Greece
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.