Colombia vs Sudan: Clientelism Index
Colombia
0.596
in 2025
Sudan
0.598
in 2025
Colombia rank
62nd
Sudan rank
61st
Clientelism Index over time
- Colombia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.598 against 0.596 in Colombia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 62nd and Sudan ranks 61st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.755 | 0.695 | 0.06 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.7279 | 0.695 | 0.0329 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.7753 | 0.695 | 0.0803 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.744 | 0.695 | 0.049 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.7303 | 0.6932 | 0.0371 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.6797 | 0.6454 | 0.0343 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.672 | 0.6597 | 0.0123 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.7587 | 0.7093 | 0.0494 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.7734 | 0.6108 | 0.1626 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.7457 | 0.6846 | 0.0611 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.719 | 0.7301 | 0.0111 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.6628 | 0.6306 | 0.0322 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6285 | 0.6162 | 0.0123 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Colombia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.598 against 0.596 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Colombia and Sudan?
- 0.002, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sudan rank globally for clientelism index?
- Colombia ranks 62nd and Sudan ranks 61st 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.