Iran vs Maldives: Clientelism Index

Iran
0.382
in 2025
Maldives
0.38
in 2025
Iran rank
113th
Maldives rank
114th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Iran
  • Maldives
00.20.40.6189419592025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.382 against 0.38 in Maldives, a difference of 0.002.

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

Iran ranks 113th and Maldives ranks 114th 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.