Rwanda vs Vietnam: Clientelism Index

Rwanda

0.298

in 2025

Vietnam

0.298

in 2025

Rwanda rank

125th

Vietnam rank

125th

Clientelism Index over time

Rwanda
Vietnam

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.298 against 0.298 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 125th and Vietnam ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Rwanda
Clientelism Index in Vietnam
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.