How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?

51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.

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.

Botswana vs Niger: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Botswana

in 2018

Niger

in 2018

Botswana rank

1st

Niger rank

1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

Botswana
Niger

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4 against 4 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Niger ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4	4	0	—
1970s	4	1.6	2.4	Botswana
1980s	4	0	4	Botswana
1990s	4	2	2	Botswana
2000s	4	3.6	0.4	Botswana
2010s	4	3.56	0.4444	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Botswana or Niger?: Botswana, at 4 against 4 in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Botswana and Niger?: 0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?: Botswana ranks 1st and Niger 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

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: 07 August 2026

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).