Germany vs Norway: Clientelism Index

Germany

0.038

in 2025

Norway

0.029

in 2025

Germany rank

173rd

Norway rank

175th

Clientelism Index over time

Germany
Norway

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.038 against 0.029 in Norway, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 173rd and Norway ranks 175th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Germany
Clientelism Index in Norway
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.