South Korea vs United States: Clientelism Index
South Korea
0.123
in 2025
United States
0.105
in 2025
South Korea rank
150th
United States rank
152nd
Clientelism Index over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.123 against 0.105 in United States, a difference of 0.018.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 150th and United States ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
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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.