Comoros vs Nigeria: Clientelism Index
Comoros
0.705
in 2025
Nigeria
0.702
in 2025
Comoros rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
45th
Clientelism Index over time
- Comoros
- Nigeria
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.705 against 0.702 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.858 | 0.839 | 0.019 | Comoros |
| 1950s | 0.844 | 0.8389 | 0.0051 | Comoros |
| 1960s | 0.823 | 0.8459 | 0.0229 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7803 | 0.8533 | 0.073 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8234 | 0.8961 | 0.0727 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7394 | 0.8546 | 0.1152 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.7549 | 0.8332 | 0.0783 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7598 | 0.7821 | 0.0223 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7603 | 0.7898 | 0.0295 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Comoros or Nigeria?
- Comoros, at 0.705 against 0.702 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Comoros and Nigeria?
- 0.003, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for clientelism index?
- Comoros ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th 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.