Kenya vs Mexico: Clientelism Index

Kenya
0.487
in 2025
Mexico
0.479
in 2025
Kenya rank
90th
Mexico rank
92nd

Clientelism Index over time

  • Kenya
  • Mexico
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.487 against 0.479 in Mexico, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 92nd of 176 countries.

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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

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.