Cyprus vs Taiwan: Clientelism Index

Cyprus

0.232

in 2025

Taiwan

0.236

in 2025

Cyprus rank

135th

Taiwan rank

134th

Clientelism Index over time

Cyprus
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.236 against 0.232 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.

Cyprus ranks 135th and Taiwan ranks 134th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Cyprus
Clientelism Index in Taiwan
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.