Burkina Faso vs Jamaica: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Burkina Faso
4
in 2018
Jamaica
4
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Burkina Faso
- Jamaica
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4 against 4 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 | 4 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.8889 | 4 | 3.11 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 4 | 2.22 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Burkina Faso or Jamaica?
- Burkina Faso, at 4 against 4 in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Jamaica rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Jamaica 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).