Lesotho vs Maldives: Clientelism Index

Lesotho

0.372

in 2025

Maldives

0.38

in 2025

Lesotho rank

116th

Maldives rank

114th

Clientelism Index over time

Lesotho
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.38 against 0.372 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Lesotho ranks 116th and Maldives ranks 114th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Lesotho
Clientelism Index in Maldives
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.