Syria vs Thailand: Clientelism Index

Syria

0.59

in 2025

Thailand

0.578

in 2025

Syria rank

67th

Thailand rank

68th

Clientelism Index over time

Syria
Thailand

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.59 against 0.578 in Thailand, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Thailand ahead.

Syria ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 68th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Syria
Clientelism Index in Thailand
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.