Malawi vs Nigeria: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Malawi
4
in 2018
Nigeria
4
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4 against 4 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 1.33 | 2.67 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 4 | 0.4444 | 3.56 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4 | 0.4444 | 3.56 | Malawi |
| 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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 4 against 4 in Nigeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria 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).