Lesotho vs Togo: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Lesotho
4
in 2018
Togo
4
in 2018
Lesotho rank
1st
Togo rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Lesotho
  • Togo
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4 against 4 in Togo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Togo ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Togo ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 4 1 3 Lesotho
1970s 2.8 0 2.8 Lesotho
1980s 3.2 0 3.2 Lesotho
1990s 2.8 0 2.8 Lesotho
2000s 4 2 2 Lesotho
2010s 4 4 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Lesotho or Togo?
Lesotho, at 4 against 4 in Togo as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Lesotho and Togo?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Togo?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Togo rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Togo 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).