Cyprus vs Singapore: Clientelism Index

Cyprus

0.232

in 2025

Singapore

0.23

in 2025

Cyprus rank

135th

Singapore rank

136th

Clientelism Index over time

Cyprus
Singapore

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.232 against 0.23 in Singapore, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 136th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Cyprus
Clientelism Index in Singapore
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.