Ireland vs Poland: Clientelism Index

Ireland

0.145

in 2025

Poland

0.143

in 2025

Ireland rank

143rd

Poland rank

144th

Clientelism Index over time

Ireland
Poland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.145 against 0.143 in Poland, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 143rd and Poland ranks 144th of 176 regions.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Ireland
Clientelism Index in Poland
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.