China vs Italy: Clientelism Index

China

0.195

in 2025

Italy

0.218

in 2025

China rank

140th

Italy rank

138th

Clientelism Index over time

China
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.218 against 0.195 in China, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.

China ranks 140th and Italy ranks 138th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in China
Clientelism Index in Italy
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.