Malawi vs Niger: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Malawi
4
in 2018
Niger
4
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4 against 4 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.56 | 0.4444 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 4 against 4 in Niger as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Malawi and Niger?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Malawi 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
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).