Cyprus vs Italy: Clientelism Index
Cyprus
0.232
in 2025
Italy
0.218
in 2025
Cyprus rank
135th
Italy rank
138th
Clientelism Index over time
- Cyprus
- Italy
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.232 against 0.218 in Italy, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 135th and Italy ranks 138th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.667 | 0.5573 | 0.1097 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.667 | 0.546 | 0.121 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.667 | 0.651 | 0.016 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 0.667 | 0.6945 | 0.0275 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.667 | 0.5482 | 0.1188 | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.6654 | 0.3534 | 0.312 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.6176 | 0.3247 | 0.2929 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.5094 | 0.2771 | 0.2323 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.3864 | 0.2769 | 0.1095 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.1983 | 0.2143 | 0.016 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1735 | 0.1971 | 0.0236 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1743 | 0.1771 | 0.0028 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2495 | 0.1717 | 0.0778 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Cyprus or Italy?
- Cyprus, at 0.232 against 0.218 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Cyprus and Italy?
- 0.014, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Italy rank globally for clientelism index?
- Cyprus ranks 135th and Italy ranks 138th 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.