Clientelism index in Vatican
Vatican: Clientelism index was 0.733 in 1870. ▲ Rising
Latest (1870)
0.733
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.82
in 1789
All-time low
0.292
in 1849
Years of data
78
1789–1870
Clientelism index in Vatican, 1789–1870
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0.733 for clientelism index in 1870.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, clientelism index in Vatican peaked at 0.82 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.292, in 1849.
Vatican ranks 35th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.
Clientelism index in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.82 | — |
| 1790 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.53 | -35.4% |
| 1799 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.546 | +3.0% |
| 1815 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.488 | -10.6% |
| 1849 | 0.292 | -40.2% |
| 1850 | 0.804 | +175.3% |
| 1851 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.78 | -3.0% |
| 1860 | 0.733 | -6.0% |
| 1861 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.762 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.546 | 0.546 | 0.546 | 6 |
| 1820s | 0.546 | 0.546 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.546 | 0.546 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5148 | 0.292 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8016 | 0.78 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.74
- 34 Malawi 0.738
- 35 Uganda 0.733
- 37 Pakistan 0.724
- 38 Mauritania 0.72
More reference data data for Vatican
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 0 (1869)
- Elections legislature lexical 0 (1869)
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (1869)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 0 (1869)
- Political regime lexical 0 (1869)
- Universal suffrage lexical 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1869)
- Elite consultations score -2.07 (1870)
- Civil society participation index 0.106 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is clientelism index in Vatican?
- Clientelism index in Vatican was 0.733 in 1870, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 1789.
- What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.292 in 1849.
- How does Vatican rank for clientelism index?
- Vatican ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 1870.
- Is clientelism index rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 78 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).