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India vs United Arab Emirates: Clientelism Index

India
0.453
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.457
in 2025
India rank
97th
United Arab Emirates rank
94th

Clientelism Index over time

  • India
  • United Arab Emirates
00.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.457 against 0.453 in India, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

India ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 94th 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.