Romania vs Ukraine: Clientelism Index

Romania

0.356

in 2025

Ukraine

0.351

in 2025

Romania rank

119th

Ukraine rank

120th

Clientelism Index over time

Romania
Ukraine

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.356 against 0.351 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 119th and Ukraine ranks 120th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Romania
Clientelism Index in Ukraine
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.