Kenya vs Lesotho: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Kenya
3
in 2018
Lesotho
3
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3 against 3 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 | 2 | 1.75 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 3 | 0.3333 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 3 against 3 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 166 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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About this data
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).