Kenya vs Nepal: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Kenya
4
in 2018
Nepal
4
in 2018
Kenya rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4 against 4 in Nepal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 2 0.8571 Nepal
1970s 4 2 2 Kenya
1980s 4 2.9 1.1 Kenya
1990s 4 3 1 Kenya
2000s 4 3 1 Kenya
2010s 4 4 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Kenya or Nepal?
Kenya, at 4 against 4 in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Kenya and Nepal?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Kenya ranks 1st and Nepal 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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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).