Which has higher clientelism index, Ecuador or Guinea-Bissau?

Ecuador, at 0.663 against 0.651 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guinea-Bissau?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Ecuador vs Guinea-Bissau: Clientelism Index

Ecuador

0.663

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.651

in 2025

Ecuador rank

50th

Guinea-Bissau rank

51st

Clientelism Index over time

Ecuador
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.663 against 0.651 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.012.

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

Ecuador ranks 50th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.8794	0.758	0.1214	Ecuador
1910s	0.8978	0.758	0.1398	Ecuador
1920s	0.9116	0.758	0.1536	Ecuador
1930s	0.9205	0.7553	0.1652	Ecuador
1940s	0.8842	0.749	0.1352	Ecuador
1950s	0.837	0.749	0.088	Ecuador
1960s	0.859	0.7446	0.1144	Ecuador
1970s	0.7808	0.8234	0.0426	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.5709	0.9256	0.3547	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.5991	0.8474	0.2483	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.552	0.7813	0.2293	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.5739	0.6561	0.0822	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.599	0.6272	0.0282	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Ecuador or Guinea-Bissau?: Ecuador, at 0.663 against 0.651 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Ecuador and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.012, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guinea-Bissau?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for clientelism index?: Ecuador ranks 50th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 51st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Guinea-Bissau: Clientelism Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/ecuador/guinea-bissau/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/ecuador/guinea-bissau/">Ecuador vs Guinea-Bissau: Clientelism Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 18 September 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.