Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4 against 4 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.2 | 4 | 0.8 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 4 | 0.8889 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 4 against 4 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Lesotho 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).