Australia vs Laos: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Australia
4
in 2018
Laos
4
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4 against 4 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 | 2.86 | 1.14 | Australia |
| 1960s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Australia |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Australia or Laos?
- Australia, at 4 against 4 in Laos as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Australia and Laos?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Australia ranks 1st and Laos 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
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).