Costa Rica vs South Korea: Clientelism Index

Costa Rica

0.129

in 2025

South Korea

0.123

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

149th

South Korea rank

150th

Clientelism Index over time

Costa Rica
South Korea

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.129 against 0.123 in South Korea, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was South Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 149th and South Korea ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Costa Rica
Clientelism Index in South Korea
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.