Colombia vs Egypt: Clientelism Index
Colombia
0.596
in 2025
Egypt
0.6
in 2025
Colombia rank
62nd
Egypt rank
60th
Clientelism Index over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6 against 0.596 in Colombia, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 62nd and Egypt ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 21 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.566 | 0.3914 | 0.1746 | Colombia |
| 1820s | 0.546 | 0.373 | 0.173 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.5409 | 0.373 | 0.1679 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.5534 | 0.373 | 0.1804 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.5547 | 0.373 | 0.1817 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5545 | 0.373 | 0.1815 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.5502 | 0.373 | 0.1772 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.5547 | 0.3891 | 0.1656 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.6356 | 0.396 | 0.2396 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.755 | 0.3552 | 0.3998 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.7279 | 0.251 | 0.4769 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.7753 | 0.245 | 0.5303 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.744 | 0.245 | 0.499 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.7303 | 0.2231 | 0.5072 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.6797 | 0.4299 | 0.2498 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.672 | 0.4655 | 0.2065 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.7587 | 0.5609 | 0.1978 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.7734 | 0.649 | 0.1244 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.7457 | 0.7421 | 0.0036 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.719 | 0.8003 | 0.0813 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.6628 | 0.5659 | 0.0969 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6285 | 0.5742 | 0.0543 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Colombia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.6 against 0.596 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for clientelism index?
- Colombia ranks 62nd and Egypt ranks 60th 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.