Which has higher clientelism index, Israel or United States?

United States, at 0.105 against 0.1 in Israel as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Israel and United States?

0.005, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?

78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.

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.

Israel vs United States: Clientelism Index

Israel

0.1

in 2025

United States

0.105

in 2025

Israel rank

155th

United States rank

152nd

Clientelism Index over time

Israel
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.105 against 0.1 in Israel, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was United States ahead.

Israel ranks 155th and United States ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United States	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.269	0.3695	0.1005	United States
1950s	0.2598	0.2869	0.0271	United States
1960s	0.2626	0.2832	0.0206	United States
1970s	0.2146	0.2195	0.0049	United States
1980s	0.1089	0.1701	0.0612	United States
1990s	0.1066	0.1228	0.0162	United States
2000s	0.1005	0.1181	0.0176	United States
2010s	0.0832	0.0714	0.0118	Israel
2020s	0.0935	0.1017	0.0082	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Israel or United States?: United States, at 0.105 against 0.1 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Israel and United States?: 0.005, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
How do Israel and United States rank globally for clientelism index?: Israel ranks 155th and United States ranks 152nd 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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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: 18 September 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.