Greece vs Poland: Clientelism Index
Greece
0.16
in 2025
Poland
0.143
in 2025
Greece rank
142nd
Poland rank
144th
Clientelism Index over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.16 against 0.143 in Poland, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 142nd and Poland ranks 144th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.948 | 0.444 | 0.504 | Greece |
| 1830s | 0.948 | 0.444 | 0.504 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.673 | 0.205 | 0.468 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.6662 | 0.2198 | 0.4464 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.6614 | 0.3557 | 0.3058 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.6203 | 0.5815 | 0.0388 | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.4472 | 0.4775 | 0.0303 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.4759 | 0.4771 | 0.0012 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.4027 | 0.4756 | 0.0729 | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.2369 | 0.4637 | 0.2268 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.2219 | 0.19 | 0.0319 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.2006 | 0.1401 | 0.0605 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.1387 | 0.1204 | 0.0183 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.143 | 0.2125 | 0.0695 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Greece or Poland?
- Greece, at 0.16 against 0.143 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Greece and Poland?
- 0.017, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for clientelism index?
- Greece ranks 142nd and Poland ranks 144th 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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About this data
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.