Which has higher clientelism index, Haiti or Madagascar?

Haiti, at 0.877 against 0.867 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Madagascar?

209 years are reported by both, from 1817 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.

Haiti vs Madagascar: Clientelism Index

Haiti

0.877

in 2025

Madagascar

0.867

in 2025

Haiti rank

9th

Madagascar rank

11th

Clientelism Index over time

Haiti
Madagascar

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.877 against 0.867 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1820s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1830s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1840s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1850s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1860s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1870s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1880s	0.905	0.604	0.301	Haiti
1890s	0.905	0.5278	0.3772	Haiti
1900s	0.8913	0.3404	0.5509	Haiti
1910s	0.8195	0.326	0.4935	Haiti
1920s	0.759	0.326	0.433	Haiti
1930s	0.7679	0.3132	0.4547	Haiti
1940s	0.7919	0.3101	0.4818	Haiti
1950s	0.8256	0.448	0.3776	Haiti
1960s	0.8344	0.6102	0.2242	Haiti
1970s	0.8065	0.6987	0.1078	Haiti
1980s	0.8068	0.7892	0.0176	Haiti
1990s	0.7873	0.7324	0.0549	Haiti
2000s	0.8176	0.6962	0.1214	Haiti
2010s	0.8505	0.8106	0.0399	Haiti
2020s	0.852	0.8335	0.0185	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Haiti or Madagascar?: Haiti, at 0.877 against 0.867 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Haiti and Madagascar?: 0.01, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Madagascar?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Madagascar rank globally for clientelism index?: Haiti ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.