Estonia vs Switzerland: Clientelism Index

Estonia

0.058

in 2025

Switzerland

0.059

in 2025

Estonia rank

168th

Switzerland rank

166th

Clientelism Index over time

Estonia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.059 against 0.058 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Estonia
Clientelism Index in Switzerland
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.