El Salvador vs Montenegro: Clientelism Index
El Salvador
0.546
in 2025
Montenegro
0.548
in 2025
El Salvador rank
77th
Montenegro rank
76th
Clientelism Index over time
- El Salvador
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.548 against 0.546 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Montenegro ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9077 | 0.4772 | 0.4305 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.849 | 0.5766 | 0.2724 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.5485 | 0.693 | 0.1445 | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 0.5318 | 0.6583 | 0.1265 | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 0.4646 | 0.6762 | 0.2116 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 0.4963 | 0.6398 | 0.1435 | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, El Salvador or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 0.548 against 0.546 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 0.002, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for clientelism index?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Montenegro ranks 76th 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.