Ethiopia vs Syria: Clientelism Index

Ethiopia

0.574

in 2025

Syria

0.59

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

69th

Syria rank

67th

Clientelism Index over time

Ethiopia
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.59 against 0.574 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.016.

Across all 106 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Ethiopia
Clientelism Index in Syria
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.