India vs Niger: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

India
4
in 2018
Niger
4
in 2018
India rank
1st
Niger rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • India
  • Niger
01234195219852018

How they compare

India currently reports 4 against 4 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

India ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 4 4 0
1970s 4 1.6 2.4 India
1980s 4 0 4 India
1990s 4 2 2 India
2000s 4 3.6 0.4 India
2010s 4 3.56 0.4444 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, India or Niger?
India, at 4 against 4 in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between India and Niger?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do India and Niger rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
India 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

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).