Colombia vs Panama: Clientelism Index

Colombia

0.596

in 2025

Panama

0.596

in 2025

Colombia rank

62nd

Panama rank

62nd

Clientelism Index over time

Colombia
Panama

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.596 against 0.596 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Colombia ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Colombia
Clientelism Index in Panama
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.