Denmark vs Kenya: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Denmark
4
in 2018
Kenya
4
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Denmark
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in Kenya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 4 1.14 2.86 Denmark
1970s 4 4 0 β€”
1980s 4 4 0 β€”
1990s 4 4 0 β€”
2000s 4 4 0 β€”
2010s 4 4 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Denmark or Kenya?
Denmark, at 4 against 4 in Kenya as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and Kenya?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kenya?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Kenya rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Denmark ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 166 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).