Denmark vs Norway: Clientelism Index

Denmark

0.034

in 2025

Norway

0.029

in 2025

Denmark rank

174th

Norway rank

175th

Clientelism Index over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.034 against 0.029 in Norway, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 212 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 174th and Norway ranks 175th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Denmark
Clientelism Index in Norway
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.