El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Clientelism Index
El Salvador
0.546
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.539
in 2025
El Salvador rank
77th
Sierra Leone rank
79th
Clientelism Index over time
- El Salvador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.546 against 0.539 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9077 | 0.818 | 0.0897 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.8442 | 0.818 | 0.0262 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.9213 | 0.818 | 0.1033 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9465 | 0.818 | 0.1285 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.9432 | 0.818 | 0.1252 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.9282 | 0.7335 | 0.1947 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8505 | 0.7261 | 0.1244 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8558 | 0.7658 | 0.09 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.8701 | 0.8057 | 0.0644 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.656 | 0.6918 | 0.0358 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.5318 | 0.6126 | 0.0808 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4646 | 0.7104 | 0.2458 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4963 | 0.584 | 0.0877 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
- El Salvador, at 0.546 against 0.539 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 0.007, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for clientelism index?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th 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.