Ireland vs Seychelles: Clientelism Index
Ireland
0.145
in 2025
Seychelles
0.184
in 2025
Ireland rank
143rd
Seychelles rank
141st
Clientelism Index over time
- Ireland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.184 against 0.145 in Ireland, a difference of 0.039.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 143rd and Seychelles ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.398 | 0.356 | 0.042 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.3151 | 0.356 | 0.0409 | Seychelles |
| 1930s | 0.3246 | 0.356 | 0.0314 | Seychelles |
| 1940s | 0.3372 | 0.3623 | 0.0251 | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 0.3535 | 0.4043 | 0.0508 | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 0.2762 | 0.4546 | 0.1784 | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 0.2604 | 0.4726 | 0.2122 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.2098 | 0.558 | 0.3482 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.184 | 0.4308 | 0.2468 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.194 | 0.3649 | 0.1709 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.1643 | 0.2432 | 0.0789 | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.158 | 0.174 | 0.016 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Ireland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.184 against 0.145 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Ireland and Seychelles?
- 0.039, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Seychelles?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Seychelles rank globally for clientelism index?
- Ireland ranks 143rd and Seychelles ranks 141st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.