Which has higher clientelism index, Gabon or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.457 against 0.454 in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Gabon and United Arab Emirates?

0.003, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

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.

Gabon vs United Arab Emirates: Clientelism Index

Gabon

0.454

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.457

in 2025

Gabon rank

95th

United Arab Emirates rank

94th

Clientelism Index over time

Gabon
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.457 against 0.454 in Gabon, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Gabon ranks 95th and United Arab Emirates ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.656	0.744	0.088	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.655	0.702	0.047	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.5958	0.702	0.1062	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.5659	0.6927	0.1268	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.524	0.5489	0.0249	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.5177	0.4688	0.0488	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Gabon or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.457 against 0.454 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Gabon and United Arab Emirates?: 0.003, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Gabon and United Arab Emirates rank globally for clientelism index?: Gabon ranks 95th and United Arab Emirates ranks 94th 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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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: 18 September 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.