Lesotho vs United States: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Lesotho
3
in 2018
United States
3
in 2020
Lesotho rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Lesotho
- United States
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3 against 3 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 167 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | United States |
| 2000s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Lesotho or United States?
- Lesotho, at 3 against 3 in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Lesotho and United States?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and United States rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and United States 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
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).