Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

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

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 4 2.67 Zambia
1970s 0.8889 4 3.11 Zambia
1980s 0 4 4 Zambia
1990s 0 4 4 Zambia
2000s 0 4 4 Zambia
2010s 1.78 4 2.22 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Burkina Faso, at 4 against 4 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Zambia 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).