What is clientelism index in Madagascar?

Clientelism index in Madagascar was 0.867 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2010.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.205 in 1945.

How does Madagascar rank for clientelism index?

Madagascar ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

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

Madagascar: Clientelism Index was 0.867 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.867

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

11th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.893

in 2010

All-time low

0.205

in 1945

Years of data

209

1817–2025

Clientelism Index in Madagascar, 1817–2025

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.867 for clientelism index in 2025.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Madagascar peaked at 0.893 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.205, in 1945.

That places Madagascar 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 209 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Madagascar, 1817 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1817	0.604	—
1818	0.604	+0.0%
1819	0.604	+0.0%
1820	0.604	+0.0%
1821	0.604	+0.0%
1822	0.604	+0.0%
1823	0.604	+0.0%
1824	0.604	+0.0%
1825	0.604	+0.0%
1826	0.604	+0.0%
1827	0.604	+0.0%
1828	0.604	+0.0%
1829	0.604	+0.0%
1830	0.604	+0.0%
1831	0.604	+0.0%
1832	0.604	+0.0%
1833	0.604	+0.0%
1834	0.604	+0.0%
1835	0.604	+0.0%
1836	0.604	+0.0%
1837	0.604	+0.0%
1838	0.604	+0.0%
1839	0.604	+0.0%
1840	0.604	+0.0%
1841	0.604	+0.0%
1842	0.604	+0.0%
1843	0.604	+0.0%
1844	0.604	+0.0%
1845	0.604	+0.0%
1846	0.604	+0.0%
1847	0.604	+0.0%
1848	0.604	+0.0%
1849	0.604	+0.0%
1850	0.604	+0.0%
1851	0.604	+0.0%
1852	0.604	+0.0%
1853	0.604	+0.0%
1854	0.604	+0.0%
1855	0.604	+0.0%
1856	0.604	+0.0%
1857	0.604	+0.0%
1858	0.604	+0.0%
1859	0.604	+0.0%
1860	0.604	+0.0%
1861	0.604	+0.0%
1862	0.604	+0.0%
1863	0.604	+0.0%
1864	0.604	+0.0%
1865	0.604	+0.0%
1866	0.604	+0.0%
1867	0.604	+0.0%
1868	0.604	+0.0%
1869	0.604	+0.0%
1870	0.604	+0.0%
1871	0.604	+0.0%
1872	0.604	+0.0%
1873	0.604	+0.0%
1874	0.604	+0.0%
1875	0.604	+0.0%
1876	0.604	+0.0%
1877	0.604	+0.0%
1878	0.604	+0.0%
1879	0.604	+0.0%
1880	0.604	+0.0%
1881	0.604	+0.0%
1882	0.604	+0.0%
1883	0.604	+0.0%
1884	0.604	+0.0%
1885	0.604	+0.0%
1886	0.604	+0.0%
1887	0.604	+0.0%
1888	0.604	+0.0%
1889	0.604	+0.0%
1890	0.604	+0.0%
1891	0.604	+0.0%
1892	0.604	+0.0%
1893	0.604	+0.0%
1894	0.604	+0.0%
1895	0.604	+0.0%
1896	0.604	+0.0%
1897	0.35	-42.1%
1898	0.35	+0.0%
1899	0.35	+0.0%
1900	0.35	+0.0%
1901	0.35	+0.0%
1902	0.35	+0.0%
1903	0.35	+0.0%
1904	0.35	+0.0%
1905	0.35	+0.0%
1906	0.326	-6.9%
1907	0.326	+0.0%
1908	0.326	+0.0%
1909	0.326	+0.0%
1910	0.326	+0.0%
1911	0.326	+0.0%
1912	0.326	+0.0%
1913	0.326	+0.0%
1914	0.326	+0.0%
1915	0.326	+0.0%
1916	0.326	+0.0%
1917	0.326	+0.0%
1918	0.326	+0.0%
1919	0.326	+0.0%
1920	0.326	+0.0%
1921	0.326	+0.0%
1922	0.326	+0.0%
1923	0.326	+0.0%
1924	0.326	+0.0%
1925	0.326	+0.0%
1926	0.326	+0.0%
1927	0.326	+0.0%
1928	0.326	+0.0%
1929	0.326	+0.0%
1930	0.326	+0.0%
1931	0.326	+0.0%
1932	0.326	+0.0%
1933	0.326	+0.0%
1934	0.326	+0.0%
1935	0.326	+0.0%
1936	0.294	-9.8%
1937	0.294	+0.0%
1938	0.294	+0.0%
1939	0.294	+0.0%
1940	0.294	+0.0%
1941	0.294	+0.0%
1942	0.294	+0.0%
1943	0.294	+0.0%
1944	0.294	+0.0%
1945	0.205	-30.3%
1946	0.265	+29.3%
1947	0.265	+0.0%
1948	0.448	+69.1%
1949	0.448	+0.0%
1950	0.448	+0.0%
1951	0.448	+0.0%
1952	0.448	+0.0%
1953	0.448	+0.0%
1954	0.448	+0.0%
1955	0.448	+0.0%
1956	0.448	+0.0%
1957	0.448	+0.0%
1958	0.448	+0.0%
1959	0.448	+0.0%
1960	0.658	+46.9%
1961	0.599	-9.0%
1962	0.599	+0.0%
1963	0.599	+0.0%
1964	0.599	+0.0%
1965	0.608	+1.5%
1966	0.61	+0.3%
1967	0.61	+0.0%
1968	0.61	+0.0%
1969	0.61	+0.0%
1970	0.611	+0.2%
1971	0.611	+0.0%
1972	0.639	+4.6%
1973	0.753	+17.8%
1974	0.753	+0.0%
1975	0.748	-0.7%
1976	0.666	-11.0%
1977	0.708	+6.3%
1978	0.749	+5.8%
1979	0.749	+0.0%
1980	0.749	+0.0%
1981	0.749	+0.0%
1982	0.758	+1.2%
1983	0.806	+6.3%
1984	0.806	+0.0%
1985	0.806	+0.0%
1986	0.806	+0.0%
1987	0.806	+0.0%
1988	0.806	+0.0%
1989	0.8	-0.7%
1990	0.741	-7.4%
1991	0.741	+0.0%
1992	0.743	+0.3%
1993	0.732	-1.5%
1994	0.727	-0.7%
1995	0.727	+0.0%
1996	0.727	+0.0%
1997	0.726	-0.1%
1998	0.731	+0.7%
1999	0.729	-0.3%
2000	0.729	+0.0%
2001	0.732	+0.4%
2002	0.759	+3.7%
2003	0.63	-17.0%
2004	0.63	+0.0%
2005	0.63	+0.0%
2006	0.636	+1.0%
2007	0.701	+10.2%
2008	0.68	-3.0%
2009	0.835	+22.8%
2010	0.893	+6.9%
2011	0.893	+0.0%
2012	0.893	+0.0%
2013	0.831	-6.9%
2014	0.792	-4.7%
2015	0.741	-6.4%
2016	0.741	+0.0%
2017	0.741	+0.0%
2018	0.775	+4.6%
2019	0.806	+4.0%
2020	0.825	+2.4%
2021	0.825	+0.0%
2022	0.825	+0.0%
2023	0.824	-0.1%
2024	0.835	+1.3%
2025	0.867	+3.8%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

Madagascar's 0.867 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.692, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Madagascar's 0.867 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6135, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.604	0.604	0.604	3
1820s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1830s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1840s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1850s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1860s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1870s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1880s	0.604	0.604	0.604	10
1890s	0.5278	0.35	0.604	10
1900s	0.3404	0.326	0.35	10
1910s	0.326	0.326	0.326	10
1920s	0.326	0.326	0.326	10
1930s	0.3132	0.294	0.326	10
1940s	0.3101	0.205	0.448	10
1950s	0.448	0.448	0.448	10
1960s	0.6102	0.599	0.658	10
1970s	0.6987	0.611	0.753	10
1980s	0.7892	0.749	0.806	10
1990s	0.7324	0.726	0.743	10
2000s	0.6962	0.63	0.835	10
2010s	0.8106	0.741	0.893	10
2020s	0.8335	0.824	0.867	6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Madagascar?: Clientelism index in Madagascar was 0.867 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2010.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.205 in 1945.
How does Madagascar rank for clientelism index?: Madagascar ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.