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.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.727 | 0.77 | 0.043 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.727 | 0.751 | 0.024 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.7266 | 0.7541 | 0.0275 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.614 | 0.7384 | 0.1244 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.4489 | 0.6679 | 0.219 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.3514 | 0.7118 | 0.3604 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.3866 | 0.7111 | 0.3245 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.406 | 0.7124 | 0.3064 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.2655 | 0.7279 | 0.4624 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.3348 | 0.8015 | 0.4667 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.3663 | 0.8547 | 0.4884 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.4105 | 0.8015 | 0.391 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Ethiopia or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.59 against 0.574 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Ethiopia and Syria?
- 0.016, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Syria?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Syria rank globally for clientelism index?
- Ethiopia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th 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.