Egypt vs Sudan: Clientelism Index
Egypt
0.6
in 2025
Sudan
0.598
in 2025
Egypt rank
60th
Sudan rank
61st
Clientelism Index over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6 against 0.598 in Sudan, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 60th and Sudan ranks 61st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3552 | 0.695 | 0.3398 | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.251 | 0.695 | 0.444 | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.245 | 0.695 | 0.45 | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.245 | 0.695 | 0.45 | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.2231 | 0.6932 | 0.4701 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.4299 | 0.6454 | 0.2155 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.4655 | 0.6597 | 0.1942 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.5609 | 0.7093 | 0.1484 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.649 | 0.6108 | 0.0382 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.7421 | 0.6846 | 0.0575 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.8003 | 0.7301 | 0.0702 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5659 | 0.6306 | 0.0647 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5742 | 0.6162 | 0.042 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Egypt or Sudan?
- Egypt, at 0.6 against 0.598 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Egypt and Sudan?
- 0.002, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for clientelism index?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Sudan ranks 61st 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.