Kenya vs Senegal: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Kenya
3
in 2018
Senegal
3
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Senegal
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4286 1 0.5714 Senegal
1970s 1 1.2 0.2 Senegal
1980s 1 1.1 0.1 Senegal
1990s 1.3 1 0.3 Kenya
2000s 2.6 3 0.4 Senegal
2010s 2.67 3 0.3333 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Kenya or Senegal?
Kenya, at 3 against 3 in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Kenya and Senegal?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Kenya 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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About this data

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).