Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Afghanistan
4
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
4
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4 against 4 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 4 4 Papua New Guinea
1980s 4 4 0
1990s 1.33 4 2.67 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0 4 4 Papua New Guinea
2010s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 4 against 4 in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Openness 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
Openness 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 recruitment for the executive is open. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over hereditary succession (score of 1), dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister designated (score of 2), and dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister being elected (score of 3), to executive recruitment being open (score of 4).