Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4 against 4 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 | 4 | 3.2 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.8889 | 4 | 3.11 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 4 against 4 in Gambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Gambia 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).