Laos vs Rwanda: Clientelism Index

Laos

0.298

in 2025

Rwanda

0.298

in 2025

Laos rank

125th

Rwanda rank

125th

Clientelism Index over time

Laos
Rwanda

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.298 against 0.298 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Laos
Clientelism Index in Rwanda
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 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.