Australia vs Lesotho: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Australia
4
in 2018
Lesotho
4
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Australia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4 against 4 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.
Australia ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Australia |
| 1990s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Australia |
| 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 Lesotho?
- Australia, at 4 against 4 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Australia and Lesotho?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lesotho?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Lesotho rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Australia 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 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).