El Salvador vs Guinea: Clientelism Index
El Salvador
0.546
in 2025
Guinea
0.536
in 2025
El Salvador rank
77th
Guinea rank
80th
Clientelism Index over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.546 against 0.536 in Guinea, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9077 | 0.947 | 0.0393 | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.8442 | 0.947 | 0.1028 | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.9213 | 0.947 | 0.0257 | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.9465 | 0.947 | 0.0005 | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.9432 | 0.7695 | 0.1737 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.9282 | 0.4591 | 0.4691 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8505 | 0.3491 | 0.5014 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8558 | 0.353 | 0.5028 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.8701 | 0.4782 | 0.3919 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.656 | 0.7145 | 0.0585 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5318 | 0.7864 | 0.2546 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4646 | 0.6537 | 0.1891 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4963 | 0.5758 | 0.0795 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, El Salvador or Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 0.546 against 0.536 in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between El Salvador and Guinea?
- 0.01, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea rank globally for clientelism index?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 80th 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.