South Korea vs Latvia: Clientelism Index

South Korea
0.123
in 2025
Latvia
0.131
in 2025
South Korea rank
150th
Latvia rank
147th

Clientelism Index over time

  • South Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.131 against 0.123 in South Korea, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 150th and Latvia ranks 147th 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.