Portugal vs United Kingdom: Clientelism Index
Portugal
0.06
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.065
in 2025
Portugal rank
165th
United Kingdom rank
163rd
Clientelism Index over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.065 against 0.06 in Portugal, a difference of 0.005.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
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About this data
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.