Lesotho vs Uruguay: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Lesotho
4
in 2018
Uruguay
4
in 2018
Lesotho rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Lesotho
- Uruguay
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4 against 4 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 4 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.2 | 4 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 4 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
| 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, Lesotho or Uruguay?
- Lesotho, at 4 against 4 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Uruguay 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
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).