Malawi vs Uganda: Clientelism Index

Malawi

0.738

in 2025

Uganda

0.733

in 2025

Malawi rank

34th

Uganda rank

35th

Clientelism Index over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.738 against 0.733 in Uganda, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 35th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Malawi
Clientelism Index in Uganda
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.