Cape Verde vs Niger: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Cape Verde
4
in 2018
Niger
4
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Niger
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 4 against 4 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.56 | 0.4444 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Cape Verde or Niger?
- Cape Verde, at 4 against 4 in Niger as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Cape Verde and Niger?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Niger?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Cape Verde and Niger rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) β 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).