Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Guinea
4
in 2018
Sierra Leone
4
in 2018
Guinea rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
01234195819882018

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 4 3.56 0.4444 Guinea
1970s 4 4 0 —
1980s 1.6 4 2.4 Sierra Leone
1990s 0 1.71 1.71 Sierra Leone
2000s 0 4 4 Sierra Leone
2010s 4 4 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Guinea, at 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Guinea ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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

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).