Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Botswana
4
in 2018
Sierra Leone
4
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Botswana
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 4 3 1 Botswana
1970s 4 4 0 —
1980s 4 4 0 —
1990s 4 1.71 2.29 Botswana
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, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
Botswana, at 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Botswana ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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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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

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).