Which has higher clientelism index, Jordan or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.539 against 0.515 in Jordan as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Jordan and Sierra Leone?

0.024, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sierra Leone?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Jordan vs Sierra Leone: Clientelism Index

Jordan

0.515

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.539

in 2025

Jordan rank

81st

Sierra Leone rank

79th

Clientelism Index over time

Jordan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.539 against 0.515 in Jordan, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Jordan ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.51	0.818	0.308	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.51	0.818	0.308	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.5439	0.818	0.2741	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.6577	0.7335	0.0758	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.666	0.7261	0.0601	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.6479	0.7658	0.1179	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.6451	0.8057	0.1606	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.6015	0.6918	0.0903	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.584	0.6126	0.0286	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.538	0.7104	0.1724	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.5328	0.584	0.0512	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Jordan or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.539 against 0.515 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Jordan and Sierra Leone?: 0.024, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sierra Leone?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Sierra Leone rank globally for clientelism index?: Jordan ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 79th 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.