Finland vs Sweden: Clientelism Index

Finland

0.069

in 2025

Sweden

0.061

in 2025

Finland rank

161st

Sweden rank

164th

Clientelism Index over time

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.069 against 0.061 in Sweden, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 161st and Sweden ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Finland
Clientelism Index in Sweden
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.