Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Clientelism Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.761

in 2025

Somalia

0.751

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

27th

Somalia rank

29th

Clientelism Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Somalia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.761 against 0.751 in Somalia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Clientelism Index in Somalia
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.