El Salvador vs Gambia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

El Salvador
4
in 2018
Gambia
4
in 2018
El Salvador rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gambia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4 against 4 in Gambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 4 4 0
1970s 4 4 0
1980s 4 4 0
1990s 4 1.6 2.4 El Salvador
2000s 4 0 4 El Salvador
2010s 4 0.8889 3.11 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, El Salvador or Gambia?
El Salvador, at 4 against 4 in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between El Salvador and Gambia?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Gambia 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).