Estonia vs New Zealand: Clientelism Index

Estonia

0.058

in 2025

New Zealand

0.056

in 2025

Estonia rank

168th

New Zealand rank

170th

Clientelism Index over time

Estonia
New Zealand

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.058 against 0.056 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Estonia
Clientelism Index in New Zealand
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 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.