Laos vs Malawi: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Laos
4
in 2018
Malawi
4
in 2018
Laos rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4 against 4 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Laos or Malawi?
- Laos, at 4 against 4 in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Laos and Malawi?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Laos ranks 1st and Malawi 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).