Iceland vs Spain: Clientelism Index

Iceland

0.086

in 2025

Spain

0.1

in 2025

Iceland rank

158th

Spain rank

155th

Clientelism Index over time

Iceland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.1 against 0.086 in Iceland, a difference of 0.014.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Iceland ranks 158th and Spain ranks 155th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Iceland
Clientelism Index in Spain
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.