Which has higher clientelism index, Egypt or Peru?

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

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

205 years are reported by both, from 1821 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 Peru: Clientelism Index

Egypt

0.6

in 2025

Peru

0.596

in 2025

Egypt rank

60th

Peru rank

62nd

Clientelism Index over time

Egypt
Peru

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.373	0.9432	0.5702	Peru
1830s	0.373	0.939	0.566	Peru
1840s	0.373	0.9261	0.5531	Peru
1850s	0.373	0.9504	0.5774	Peru
1860s	0.373	0.961	0.588	Peru
1870s	0.373	0.7699	0.3969	Peru
1880s	0.3891	0.755	0.3659	Peru
1890s	0.396	0.7513	0.3553	Peru
1900s	0.3552	0.8031	0.4479	Peru
1910s	0.251	0.8176	0.5666	Peru
1920s	0.245	0.828	0.583	Peru
1930s	0.245	0.598	0.353	Peru
1940s	0.2231	0.535	0.3119	Peru
1950s	0.4299	0.5904	0.1605	Peru
1960s	0.4655	0.4365	0.029	Egypt
1970s	0.5609	0.3106	0.2503	Egypt
1980s	0.649	0.5132	0.1358	Egypt
1990s	0.7421	0.6907	0.0514	Egypt
2000s	0.8003	0.633	0.1673	Egypt
2010s	0.5659	0.6371	0.0712	Peru
2020s	0.5742	0.547	0.0272	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Egypt or Peru?: Egypt, at 0.6 against 0.596 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Egypt and Peru?: 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?: 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for clientelism index?: Egypt ranks 60th and Peru 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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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.