Portugal vs Sweden: Clientelism Index

Portugal

0.06

in 2025

Sweden

0.061

in 2025

Portugal rank

165th

Sweden rank

164th

Clientelism Index over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.061 against 0.06 in Portugal, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 206 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 165th and Sweden ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Portugal
Clientelism Index in Sweden
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.