Which has higher clientelism index, Maldives or Niger?

Maldives, at 0.38 against 0.366 in Niger as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niger?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Maldives vs Niger: Clientelism Index

Maldives

0.38

in 2025

Niger

0.366

in 2025

Maldives rank

114th

Niger rank

117th

Clientelism Index over time

Maldives
Niger

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.38 against 0.366 in Niger, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.

Maldives ranks 114th and Niger ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.539	0.943	0.404	Niger
1930s	0.539	0.943	0.404	Niger
1940s	0.539	0.8488	0.3098	Niger
1950s	0.539	0.6754	0.1364	Niger
1960s	0.5332	0.4012	0.132	Maldives
1970s	0.5351	0.4547	0.0804	Maldives
1980s	0.5542	0.5255	0.0287	Maldives
1990s	0.5414	0.376	0.1654	Maldives
2000s	0.4713	0.4462	0.0251	Maldives
2010s	0.4925	0.454	0.0385	Maldives
2020s	0.3575	0.512	0.1545	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Maldives or Niger?: Maldives, at 0.38 against 0.366 in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Maldives and Niger?: 0.014, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niger?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Niger rank globally for clientelism index?: Maldives ranks 114th and Niger ranks 117th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maldives vs Niger: Clientelism Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/maldives/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/maldives/niger/">Maldives vs Niger: Clientelism Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 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.