Burkina Faso vs Finland: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Burkina Faso
4
in 2018
Finland
4
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Finland
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4 against 4 in Finland, a difference of 0.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4 4 1.6 Finland
1970s 0.8889 4 3.11 Finland
1980s 0 4 4 Finland
1990s 0 4 4 Finland
2000s 0 4 4 Finland
2010s 1.78 4 2.22 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Burkina Faso or Finland?
Burkina Faso, at 4 against 4 in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Burkina Faso and Finland?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Finland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Finland rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Finland 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

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).