Gabon vs Latvia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Gabon
4
in 2018
Latvia
4
in 2018
Gabon rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Gabon
- Latvia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4 against 4 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 4 | 3.6 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Gabon or Latvia?
- Gabon, at 4 against 4 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Gabon and Latvia?
- 0, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latvia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Gabon and Latvia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Gabon ranks 1st and Latvia 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
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).