Germany vs Netherlands: Clientelism Index

Germany
0.038
in 2025
Netherlands
0.028
in 2025
Germany rank
173rd
Netherlands rank
176th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.038 against 0.028 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 176th of 176 countries.

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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

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.