Malaysia vs Nigeria: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Malaysia
4
in 2018
Nigeria
4
in 2018
Malaysia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4 against 4 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4 | 0.4444 | 3.56 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 4 | 0.4444 | 3.56 | Malaysia |
| 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, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at 4 against 4 in Nigeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Malaysia 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).