Which has higher clientelism index, Spain or United States?

United States, at 0.105 against 0.1 in Spain as of 2025.

What is the difference in clientelism index between Spain and United States?

0.005, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs United States: Clientelism Index

Spain

0.1

in 2025

United States

0.105

in 2025

Spain rank

155th

United States rank

152nd

Clientelism Index over time

Spain
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.105 against 0.1 in Spain, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 155th and United States ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 19 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.789	0.418	0.371	Spain
1790s	0.789	0.4151	0.3739	Spain
1800s	0.789	0.417	0.372	Spain
1810s	0.8324	0.5007	0.3317	Spain
1820s	0.84	0.649	0.191	Spain
1830s	0.8884	0.895	0.0066	United States
1840s	0.9384	0.6119	0.3265	Spain
1850s	0.9341	0.8971	0.037	Spain
1860s	0.928	0.4958	0.4322	Spain
1870s	0.8892	0.581	0.3082	Spain
1880s	0.9355	0.9293	0.0062	Spain
1890s	0.9052	0.7556	0.1496	Spain
1900s	0.7977	0.4424	0.3553	Spain
1910s	0.8002	0.4413	0.3589	Spain
1920s	0.7617	0.4437	0.318	Spain
1930s	0.4297	0.38	0.0497	Spain
1940s	0.637	0.3579	0.2791	Spain
1950s	0.637	0.2869	0.3501	Spain
1960s	0.6218	0.2832	0.3386	Spain
1970s	0.4292	0.2195	0.2097	Spain
1980s	0.078	0.1701	0.0921	United States
1990s	0.0756	0.1228	0.0472	United States
2000s	0.0752	0.1181	0.0429	United States
2010s	0.0645	0.0714	0.0069	United States
2020s	0.0925	0.1017	0.0092	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Spain or United States?: United States, at 0.105 against 0.1 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Spain and United States?: 0.005, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for clientelism index?: Spain ranks 155th and United States ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.