Gabon vs Mexico: Clientelism Index

Gabon

0.454

in 2025

Mexico

0.479

in 2025

Gabon rank

95th

Mexico rank

92nd

Clientelism Index over time

Gabon
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.479 against 0.454 in Gabon, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Mexico ahead.

Gabon ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 92nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Gabon
Clientelism Index in Mexico
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.