Benin vs China: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Benin
4
in 2018
China
4
in 2018
Benin rank
1st
China rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Benin
- China
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4 against 4 in China, a difference of 0.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 167 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | China |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 4 | 3.2 | China |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 4 | China |
| 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, Benin or China?
- Benin, at 4 against 4 in China as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Benin and China?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Benin and China rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Benin ranks 1st and China 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).