Which has higher clientelism index, Egypt or Kuwait?

Egypt, at 0.6 against 0.596 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Egypt vs Kuwait: Clientelism Index

Egypt

0.6

in 2025

Kuwait

0.596

in 2025

Egypt rank

60th

Kuwait rank

62nd

Clientelism Index over time

Egypt
Kuwait

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.6 against 0.596 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Egypt ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.465	0.788	0.323	Kuwait
1790s	0.465	0.788	0.323	Kuwait
1800s	0.465	0.788	0.323	Kuwait
1810s	0.3914	0.788	0.3966	Kuwait
1820s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1830s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1840s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1850s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1860s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1870s	0.373	0.788	0.415	Kuwait
1880s	0.3891	0.788	0.3989	Kuwait
1890s	0.396	0.788	0.392	Kuwait
1900s	0.3552	0.788	0.4328	Kuwait
1910s	0.251	0.7788	0.5278	Kuwait
1920s	0.245	0.8397	0.5947	Kuwait
1930s	0.245	0.8131	0.5681	Kuwait
1940s	0.2231	0.7696	0.5465	Kuwait
1950s	0.4299	0.687	0.2571	Kuwait
1960s	0.4655	0.6395	0.174	Kuwait
1970s	0.5609	0.6287	0.0678	Kuwait
1980s	0.649	0.6529	0.0039	Kuwait
1990s	0.7421	0.6576	0.0845	Egypt
2000s	0.8003	0.6509	0.1494	Egypt
2010s	0.5659	0.69	0.1241	Kuwait
2020s	0.5742	0.6377	0.0635	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Egypt or Kuwait?: Egypt, at 0.6 against 0.596 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Egypt and Kuwait?: 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for clientelism index?: Egypt ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 62nd 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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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.