Malta vs Singapore: Clientelism Index

Malta

0.226

in 2025

Singapore

0.23

in 2025

Malta rank

137th

Singapore rank

136th

Clientelism Index over time

Malta
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.23 against 0.226 in Malta, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 137th and Singapore ranks 136th of 176 regions.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Malta
Clientelism Index in Singapore
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.