Data for 2017

Neopatrimonial Rule Index, 2017

2017, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Neopatrimonial Rule Index, 2017 covers 176 countries. Azerbaijan is highest, at 0.980; Denmark is lowest, at 0.007. The middle country reads 0.431. Against 2016, 162 values changed (85 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Neopatrimonial Rule Index · Data for 2017

HighestAzerbaijan

0.980

LowestDenmark

0.007

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

176countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
158distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Neopatrimonial Rule Index, 2017, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Neopatrimonial Rule Index, 2017: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.980
2	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.976
=3	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.968
=3	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.968
5	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.967
6	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.966
7	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.964
8	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.960
9	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.956
10	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.954
11	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.946
12	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.944
13	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.933
14	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.923
15	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.921
16	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.920
17	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.908
18	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.891
19	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.886
20	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.866
21	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.864
=22	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.858
=22	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.858
=24	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.852
=24	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.852
26	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.846
27	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.843
28	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.827
29	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.823
30	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.819
31	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.817
=32	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.805
=32	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.805
34	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.799
35	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.797
=36	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.786
=36	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.786
38	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.781
39	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.773
40	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.762
41	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.759
=42	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.755
=42	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.755
44	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.738
45	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.732
46	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.730
47	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.728
48	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.726
49	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.714
=50	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.705
=50	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.705
52	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.676
53	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.675
54	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.668
55	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.661
56	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.658
57	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.655
58	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.649
59	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.645
60	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.641
61	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.636
62	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.631
63	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.628
64	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.626
65	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.624
66	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.621
67	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.617
68	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.614
69	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.613
70	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.608
71	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.604
72	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.585
73	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.577
74	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.557
75	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.552
76	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.549
77	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.539
78	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.533
79	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.517
80	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.516
=81	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.511
=81	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.511
83	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.506
84	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.485
85	PanamaPANCentral America	0.462
86	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.448
87	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.445
88	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.432
89	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.430
90	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.428
91	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.422
92	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.421
93	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.416
94	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.413
95	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.411
96	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.407
97	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.405
=98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.404
=98	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.404
100	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.392
=101	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.380
=101	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.380
103	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.378
104	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.360
105	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.328
106	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.326
107	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.323
108	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.319
109	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.316
110	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.311
111	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.308
112	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.305
113	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.303
114	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.299
115	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.291
116	BrazilBRASouth America	0.285
117	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.283
118	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.280
119	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.268
120	PeruPERSouth America	0.259
=121	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.257
=121	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.257
123	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.250
124	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.245
125	SurinameSURSouth America	0.223
126	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.216
127	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.206
128	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.202
129	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.190
130	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.186
131	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.185
132	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.183
=133	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.169
=133	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.169
135	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.153
136	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.150
137	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.148
138	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.147
139	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.143
=140	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.135
=140	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.135
142	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.133
143	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.130
144	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.124
145	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.117
146	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.104
147	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.100
148	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.090
149	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.086
150	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.080
151	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.078
152	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.072
153	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.070
154	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.064
155	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.059
156	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.055
157	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.054
158	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.051
159	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.048
=160	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.047
=160	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.047
=162	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.043
=162	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.043
164	ChileCHLSouth America	0.040
165	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.038
166	UruguayURYSouth America	0.036
167	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.027
168	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.026
169	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.020
=170	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.019
=170	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.019
=172	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.018
=172	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.018
=174	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.012
=174	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.012
176	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.007

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Azerbaijan0.980
2Tajikistan0.976
3North Koreashared0.968
3Venezuelashared0.968
5Syria0.967

Lowest

176Denmark0.007
174Swedenshared0.012
174Norwayshared0.012
172Finlandshared0.018
172Switzerlandshared0.018

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.431. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
162values changed, of 176 in both
85 · 77rose · fell
14unchanged

Rose most

Romania0.125 → 0.319+0.194
Türkiye0.793 → 0.886+0.093
Comoros0.679 → 0.755+0.076
Zambia0.335 → 0.404+0.069
United States0.040 → 0.086+0.046

Fell most

Gambia0.744 → 0.291−0.453
North Macedonia0.742 → 0.517−0.225
Ecuador0.767 → 0.624−0.143
South Korea0.213 → 0.072−0.141
Benin0.316 → 0.202−0.114

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.
158 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.968. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2017). Neopatrimonial Rule Index, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/neopatrimonial-rule/2017

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