Ghana vs Senegal: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Ghana
3
in 2018
Senegal
3
in 2018
Ghana rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3 against 3 in Senegal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8889 1.44 0.5556 Senegal
1970s 0.6 1.2 0.6 Senegal
1980s 0.4 1.1 0.7 Senegal
1990s 0 1 1 Senegal
2000s 2.4 3 0.6 Senegal
2010s 3 3 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Ghana or Senegal?
Ghana, at 3 against 3 in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Ghana and Senegal?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Ghana ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).