What is clientelism index in Chile?

Clientelism index in Chile was 0.088 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 1822.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2022.

How does Chile rank for clientelism index?

Chile ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Clientelism Index in Chile

Name: Clientelism Index in Chile
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Clientelism Index was 0.088 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.088

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

157th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.936

in 1822

All-time low

0.08

in 2022

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Clientelism Index in Chile, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, clientelism index in Chile stood at 0.088.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Chile peaked at 0.936 in 1822 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2022.

That places Chile 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Chile, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.876	—
1790	0.876	+0.0%
1791	0.876	+0.0%
1792	0.876	+0.0%
1793	0.876	+0.0%
1794	0.876	+0.0%
1795	0.876	+0.0%
1796	0.876	+0.0%
1797	0.876	+0.0%
1798	0.876	+0.0%
1799	0.876	+0.0%
1800	0.876	+0.0%
1801	0.876	+0.0%
1802	0.876	+0.0%
1803	0.876	+0.0%
1804	0.876	+0.0%
1805	0.876	+0.0%
1806	0.876	+0.0%
1807	0.876	+0.0%
1808	0.876	+0.0%
1809	0.876	+0.0%
1810	0.83	-5.3%
1811	0.819	-1.3%
1812	0.815	-0.5%
1813	0.815	+0.0%
1814	0.853	+4.7%
1815	0.853	+0.0%
1816	0.853	+0.0%
1817	0.853	+0.0%
1818	0.909	+6.6%
1819	0.909	+0.0%
1820	0.909	+0.0%
1821	0.909	+0.0%
1822	0.936	+3.0%
1823	0.838	-10.5%
1824	0.838	+0.0%
1825	0.838	+0.0%
1826	0.838	+0.0%
1827	0.829	-1.1%
1828	0.829	+0.0%
1829	0.829	+0.0%
1830	0.821	-1.0%
1831	0.874	+6.5%
1832	0.874	+0.0%
1833	0.874	+0.0%
1834	0.876	+0.2%
1835	0.876	+0.0%
1836	0.884	+0.9%
1837	0.886	+0.2%
1838	0.886	+0.0%
1839	0.886	+0.0%
1840	0.843	-4.9%
1841	0.845	+0.2%
1842	0.846	+0.1%
1843	0.849	+0.4%
1844	0.849	+0.0%
1845	0.849	+0.0%
1846	0.853	+0.5%
1847	0.853	+0.0%
1848	0.797	-6.6%
1849	0.805	+1.0%
1850	0.76	-5.6%
1851	0.765	+0.7%
1852	0.827	+8.1%
1853	0.827	+0.0%
1854	0.827	+0.0%
1855	0.817	-1.2%
1856	0.818	+0.1%
1857	0.819	+0.1%
1858	0.825	+0.7%
1859	0.825	+0.0%
1860	0.78	-5.5%
1861	0.759	-2.7%
1862	0.759	+0.0%
1863	0.759	+0.0%
1864	0.766	+0.9%
1865	0.766	+0.0%
1866	0.77	+0.5%
1867	0.772	+0.3%
1868	0.772	+0.0%
1869	0.772	+0.0%
1870	0.771	-0.1%
1871	0.761	-1.3%
1872	0.753	-1.1%
1873	0.763	+1.3%
1874	0.705	-7.6%
1875	0.705	+0.0%
1876	0.694	-1.6%
1877	0.694	+0.0%
1878	0.694	+0.0%
1879	0.691	-0.4%
1880	0.66	-4.5%
1881	0.659	-0.2%
1882	0.657	-0.3%
1883	0.657	+0.0%
1884	0.622	-5.3%
1885	0.618	-0.6%
1886	0.611	-1.1%
1887	0.605	-1.0%
1888	0.608	+0.5%
1889	0.608	+0.0%
1890	0.608	+0.0%
1891	0.559	-8.1%
1892	0.601	+7.5%
1893	0.601	+0.0%
1894	0.602	+0.2%
1895	0.602	+0.0%
1896	0.605	+0.5%
1897	0.607	+0.3%
1898	0.607	+0.0%
1899	0.607	+0.0%
1900	0.688	+13.3%
1901	0.69	+0.3%
1902	0.691	+0.1%
1903	0.723	+4.6%
1904	0.729	+0.8%
1905	0.729	+0.0%
1906	0.692	-5.1%
1907	0.684	-1.2%
1908	0.684	+0.0%
1909	0.719	+5.1%
1910	0.727	+1.1%
1911	0.727	+0.0%
1912	0.729	+0.3%
1913	0.73	+0.1%
1914	0.73	+0.0%
1915	0.688	-5.8%
1916	0.678	-1.5%
1917	0.678	+0.0%
1918	0.715	+5.5%
1919	0.723	+1.1%
1920	0.634	-12.3%
1921	0.618	-2.5%
1922	0.618	+0.0%
1923	0.618	+0.0%
1924	0.637	+3.1%
1925	0.638	+0.2%
1926	0.437	-31.5%
1927	0.571	+30.7%
1928	0.655	+14.7%
1929	0.655	+0.0%
1930	0.655	+0.0%
1931	0.599	-8.5%
1932	0.464	-22.5%
1933	0.647	+39.4%
1934	0.669	+3.4%
1935	0.669	+0.0%
1936	0.669	+0.0%
1937	0.59	-11.8%
1938	0.558	-5.4%
1939	0.485	-13.1%
1940	0.485	+0.0%
1941	0.462	-4.7%
1942	0.457	-1.1%
1943	0.457	+0.0%
1944	0.457	+0.0%
1945	0.472	+3.3%
1946	0.474	+0.4%
1947	0.472	-0.4%
1948	0.472	+0.0%
1949	0.466	-1.3%
1950	0.464	-0.4%
1951	0.464	+0.0%
1952	0.471	+1.5%
1953	0.486	+3.2%
1954	0.486	+0.0%
1955	0.486	+0.0%
1956	0.486	+0.0%
1957	0.465	-4.3%
1958	0.436	-6.2%
1959	0.376	-13.8%
1960	0.376	+0.0%
1961	0.365	-2.9%
1962	0.363	-0.5%
1963	0.345	-5.0%
1964	0.341	-1.2%
1965	0.329	-3.5%
1966	0.329	+0.0%
1967	0.329	+0.0%
1968	0.329	+0.0%
1969	0.325	-1.2%
1970	0.33	+1.5%
1971	0.343	+3.9%
1972	0.343	+0.0%
1973	0.289	-15.7%
1974	0.308	+6.6%
1975	0.308	+0.0%
1976	0.308	+0.0%
1977	0.308	+0.0%
1978	0.308	+0.0%
1979	0.308	+0.0%
1980	0.308	+0.0%
1981	0.308	+0.0%
1982	0.308	+0.0%
1983	0.308	+0.0%
1984	0.308	+0.0%
1985	0.308	+0.0%
1986	0.308	+0.0%
1987	0.308	+0.0%
1988	0.308	+0.0%
1989	0.243	-21.1%
1990	0.203	-16.5%
1991	0.203	+0.0%
1992	0.203	+0.0%
1993	0.2	-1.5%
1994	0.144	-28.0%
1995	0.144	+0.0%
1996	0.144	+0.0%
1997	0.143	-0.7%
1998	0.133	-7.0%
1999	0.133	+0.0%
2000	0.127	-4.5%
2001	0.127	+0.0%
2002	0.124	-2.4%
2003	0.124	+0.0%
2004	0.124	+0.0%
2005	0.124	+0.0%
2006	0.119	-4.0%
2007	0.119	+0.0%
2008	0.119	+0.0%
2009	0.12	+0.8%
2010	0.107	-10.8%
2011	0.106	-0.9%
2012	0.118	+11.3%
2013	0.127	+7.6%
2014	0.132	+3.9%
2015	0.132	+0.0%
2016	0.125	-5.3%
2017	0.122	-2.4%
2018	0.088	-27.9%
2019	0.088	+0.0%
2020	0.088	+0.0%
2021	0.099	+12.5%
2022	0.08	-19.2%
2023	0.086	+7.5%
2024	0.088	+2.3%
2025	0.088	+0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.088 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.131, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.088 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.514, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Clientelism Index in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1933	+39.4%	0.464	0.647
1926	-31.5%	0.638	0.437
1927	+30.7%	0.437	0.571
1994	-28.0%	0.2	0.144
2018	-27.9%	0.122	0.088

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.876	0.876	0.876	1
1790s	0.876	0.876	0.876	10
1800s	0.876	0.876	0.876	10
1810s	0.8509	0.815	0.909	10
1820s	0.8593	0.829	0.936	10
1830s	0.8737	0.821	0.886	10
1840s	0.8389	0.797	0.853	10
1850s	0.811	0.76	0.827	10
1860s	0.7675	0.759	0.78	10
1870s	0.7231	0.691	0.771	10
1880s	0.6305	0.605	0.66	10
1890s	0.5999	0.559	0.608	10
1900s	0.7029	0.684	0.729	10
1910s	0.7125	0.678	0.73	10
1920s	0.6081	0.437	0.655	10
1930s	0.6005	0.464	0.669	10
1940s	0.4674	0.457	0.485	10
1950s	0.462	0.376	0.486	10
1960s	0.3431	0.325	0.376	10
1970s	0.3153	0.289	0.343	10
1980s	0.3015	0.243	0.308	10
1990s	0.165	0.133	0.203	10
2000s	0.1227	0.119	0.127	10
2010s	0.1145	0.088	0.132	10
2020s	0.0882	0.08	0.099	6

Countries ranked near Chile

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Chile?: Clientelism index in Chile was 0.088 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 1822.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2022.
How does Chile rank for clientelism index?: Chile ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.