Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Clientelism Index

Nigeria

0.702

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.703

in 2025

Nigeria rank

45th

Zimbabwe rank

44th

Clientelism Index over time

Nigeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.703 against 0.702 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Nigeria
Clientelism Index in Zimbabwe
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.