Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

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

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
01234196019892018

How they compare

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4 2.4 0
1970s 0.5 0.5 0
1980s 0 1.6 1.6 Nigeria
1990s 0 0.4444 0.4444 Nigeria
2000s 0 4 4 Nigeria
2010s 1.78 4 2.22 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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