Sweden vs United Kingdom: Clientelism Index
Sweden
0.061
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.065
in 2025
Sweden rank
164th
United Kingdom rank
163rd
Clientelism Index over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.065 against 0.061 in Sweden, a difference of 0.004.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 237 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.331 | 0.84 | 0.509 | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.339 | 0.8843 | 0.5453 | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.3383 | 0.8498 | 0.5115 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.3403 | 0.8476 | 0.5073 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.3339 | 0.8443 | 0.5104 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.3358 | 0.8667 | 0.5309 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.3342 | 0.891 | 0.5568 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.328 | 0.8917 | 0.5637 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.2611 | 0.885 | 0.6239 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.103 | 0.7263 | 0.6233 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.1041 | 0.3717 | 0.2676 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.1065 | 0.3322 | 0.2257 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.1076 | 0.2903 | 0.1827 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1054 | 0.2543 | 0.1489 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.0556 | 0.2328 | 0.1772 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.0445 | 0.2212 | 0.1767 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.0397 | 0.1184 | 0.0787 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.0438 | 0.0708 | 0.027 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.0318 | 0.0674 | 0.0356 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.035 | 0.0686 | 0.0336 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0318 | 0.092 | 0.0602 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0338 | 0.0871 | 0.0533 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0304 | 0.095 | 0.0646 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0375 | 0.0911 | 0.0536 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0557 | 0.1105 | 0.0548 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.065 against 0.061 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for clientelism index?
- Sweden ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd 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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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.