Czechia vs Sweden: Clientelism Index
Czechia
0.068
in 2025
Sweden
0.061
in 2025
Czechia rank
162nd
Sweden rank
164th
Clientelism Index over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.068 against 0.061 in Sweden, a difference of 0.007.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.358 | 0.065 | 0.293 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.2115 | 0.0556 | 0.1559 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.2472 | 0.0445 | 0.2027 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0.6201 | 0.0397 | 0.5804 | Czechia |
| 1950s | 0.3178 | 0.0438 | 0.274 | Czechia |
| 1960s | 0.3202 | 0.0318 | 0.2884 | Czechia |
| 1970s | 0.3203 | 0.035 | 0.2853 | Czechia |
| 1980s | 0.2795 | 0.0318 | 0.2477 | Czechia |
| 1990s | 0.0699 | 0.0338 | 0.0361 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.0651 | 0.0304 | 0.0347 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.0981 | 0.0375 | 0.0606 | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.0895 | 0.0557 | 0.0338 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Czechia or Sweden?
- Czechia, at 0.068 against 0.061 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.007, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for clientelism index?
- Czechia ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 164th 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.