Mexico vs Russia: Clientelism Index

Mexico

0.479

in 2025

Russia

0.485

in 2025

Mexico rank

92nd

Russia rank

91st

Clientelism Index over time

Mexico
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.485 against 0.479 in Mexico, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and Russia ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Mexico
Clientelism Index in Russia
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.