Ethiopia vs Thailand: Clientelism Index

Ethiopia

0.574

in 2025

Thailand

0.578

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

69th

Thailand rank

68th

Clientelism Index over time

Ethiopia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.578 against 0.574 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 68th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Ethiopia
Clientelism Index in Thailand
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.