Germany vs New Zealand: Clientelism Index

Germany
0.038
in 2025
New Zealand
0.056
in 2025
Germany rank
173rd
New Zealand rank
170th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Germany
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.056 against 0.038 in Germany, a difference of 0.018.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Germany ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 170th 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.