Which has higher clientelism index, Venezuela or Yemen?

Venezuela, at 0.898 against 0.879 in Yemen as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Yemen?

87 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.

Venezuela vs Yemen: Clientelism Index

Venezuela

0.898

in 2025

Yemen

0.879

in 2025

Venezuela rank

4th

Yemen rank

7th

Clientelism Index over time

Venezuela
Yemen

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.898 against 0.879 in Yemen, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.

Venezuela ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Venezuela	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.378	0.965	0.587	Yemen
1790s	0.378	0.965	0.587	Yemen
1800s	0.378	0.965	0.587	Yemen
1810s	0.6376	0.965	0.3274	Yemen
1830s	0.374	0.965	0.591	Yemen
1840s	0.426	0.965	0.539	Yemen
1850s	0.825	0.965	0.14	Yemen
1990s	0.596	0.6711	0.0751	Yemen
2000s	0.7564	0.7731	0.0167	Yemen
2010s	0.8427	0.7539	0.0888	Venezuela
2020s	0.8913	0.8582	0.0332	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher clientelism index, Venezuela or Yemen?: Venezuela, at 0.898 against 0.879 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in clientelism index between Venezuela and Yemen?: 0.019, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Yemen?: 87 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Venezuela and Yemen rank globally for clientelism index?: Venezuela ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Venezuela vs Yemen: Clientelism Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/venezuela-rb/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/clientelism-index/venezuela-rb/yemen-rep/">Venezuela vs Yemen: Clientelism Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 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.