Guinea vs Niger: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Guinea
4
in 2018
Niger
4
in 2018
Guinea rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4 against 4 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Guinea ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Niger |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.56 | 0.4444 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Guinea or Niger?
- Guinea, at 4 against 4 in Niger as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Guinea and Niger?
- 0, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Guinea ranks 1st and Niger 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
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).