Hungary vs Zambia: Clientelism Index

Hungary
0.502
in 2025
Zambia
0.488
in 2025
Hungary rank
87th
Zambia rank
89th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Hungary
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.502 against 0.488 in Zambia, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 89th 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.