Eswatini vs Nigeria: Clientelism Index

Eswatini

0.705

in 2025

Nigeria

0.702

in 2025

Eswatini rank

42nd

Nigeria rank

45th

Clientelism Index over time

Eswatini
Nigeria

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.705 against 0.702 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Eswatini ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Eswatini
Clientelism Index in Nigeria
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.