Iraq vs Philippines: Clientelism Index

Iraq

0.802

in 2025

Philippines

0.826

in 2025

Iraq rank

21st

Philippines rank

19th

Clientelism Index over time

Iraq
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.826 against 0.802 in Iraq, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Philippines ahead.

Iraq ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Iraq
Clientelism Index in Philippines
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.