Malawi vs Pakistan: Clientelism Index

Malawi
0.738
in 2025
Pakistan
0.724
in 2025
Malawi rank
34th
Pakistan rank
37th

Clientelism Index over time

  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.738 against 0.724 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.

Malawi ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 176 countries.

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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

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.