Which has higher clientelism index, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.869 against 0.867 in Madagascar as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?

0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Clientelism Index

Madagascar

0.867

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.869

in 2025

Madagascar rank

11th

Papua New Guinea rank

10th

Clientelism Index over time

Madagascar
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.869 against 0.867 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3404	0.82	0.4796	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.326	0.82	0.494	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.326	0.82	0.494	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.3132	0.82	0.5068	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.3101	0.82	0.5099	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.448	0.8566	0.4086	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.6102	0.8689	0.2587	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.6987	0.7946	0.0959	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.7892	0.8442	0.055	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.7324	0.8803	0.1479	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.6962	0.8711	0.1749	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.8106	0.885	0.0744	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.8335	0.8707	0.0372	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.869 against 0.867 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?: 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for clientelism index?: Madagascar ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.