China vs Ireland: Clientelism Index

China

0.195

in 2025

Ireland

0.145

in 2025

China rank

140th

Ireland rank

143rd

Clientelism Index over time

China
Ireland

How they compare

China currently reports 0.195 against 0.145 in Ireland, a difference of 0.05.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was China ahead.

China ranks 140th and Ireland ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in China
Clientelism Index in Ireland
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.