India vs Nepal: Clientelism Index

India
0.453
in 2025
Nepal
0.45
in 2025
India rank
97th
Nepal rank
98th

Clientelism Index over time

  • India
  • Nepal
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.453 against 0.45 in Nepal, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 97th and Nepal ranks 98th 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.