Mexico vs United Arab Emirates: Clientelism Index

Mexico

0.479

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.457

in 2025

Mexico rank

92nd

United Arab Emirates rank

94th

Clientelism Index over time

Mexico
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.479 against 0.457 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Mexico
Clientelism Index in United Arab Emirates
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.