Latvia vs Poland: Clientelism Index

Latvia

0.131

in 2025

Poland

0.143

in 2025

Latvia rank

147th

Poland rank

144th

Clientelism Index over time

Latvia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.143 against 0.131 in Latvia, a difference of 0.012.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 147th and Poland ranks 144th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Latvia
Clientelism Index in Poland
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.