Lesotho vs Libya: Clientelism Index

Lesotho

0.372

in 2025

Libya

0.366

in 2025

Lesotho rank

116th

Libya rank

117th

Clientelism Index over time

Lesotho
Libya

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.372 against 0.366 in Libya, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Libya ahead.

Lesotho ranks 116th and Libya ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Lesotho
Clientelism Index in Libya
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.