Kenya vs Russia: Clientelism Index
Kenya
0.487
in 2025
Russia
0.485
in 2025
Kenya rank
90th
Russia rank
91st
Clientelism Index over time
- Kenya
- Russia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.487 against 0.485 in Russia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 90th and Russia ranks 91st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.616 | 0.3748 | 0.2412 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.616 | 0.2814 | 0.3346 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.3503 | 0.2404 | 0.1099 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.3751 | 0.2158 | 0.1593 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.3295 | 0.1668 | 0.1627 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.3075 | 0.1542 | 0.1533 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.4713 | 0.2807 | 0.1906 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.6138 | 0.1476 | 0.4662 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.7151 | 0.1548 | 0.5603 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.6852 | 0.4318 | 0.2534 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.6012 | 0.4758 | 0.1254 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.495 | 0.496 | 0.001 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.4315 | 0.4973 | 0.0658 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Kenya or Russia?
- Kenya, at 0.487 against 0.485 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Kenya and Russia?
- 0.002, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Russia rank globally for clientelism index?
- Kenya ranks 90th and Russia ranks 91st 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.