Cote d'Ivoire vs El Salvador: Clientelism Index

Cote d'Ivoire
0.54
in 2025
El Salvador
0.546
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
78th
El Salvador rank
77th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.546 against 0.54 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire El Salvador Difference Ahead
1900s 0.876 0.9077 0.0317 El Salvador
1910s 0.876 0.8442 0.0318 Cote d'Ivoire
1920s 0.876 0.9213 0.0453 El Salvador
1930s 0.876 0.9465 0.0705 El Salvador
1940s 0.8543 0.9432 0.0889 El Salvador
1950s 0.8134 0.9282 0.1148 El Salvador
1960s 0.8057 0.8505 0.0448 El Salvador
1970s 0.8741 0.8558 0.0183 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.8893 0.8701 0.0192 Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 0.7908 0.656 0.1348 Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 0.753 0.5318 0.2212 Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 0.5354 0.4646 0.0708 Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 0.5655 0.4963 0.0692 Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Cote d'Ivoire or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.546 against 0.54 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador?
0.006, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador rank globally for clientelism index?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 77th 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

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

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.