Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4 against 4 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.11 | 0.8889 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Botswana, at 4 against 4 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Guinea-Bissau 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).