New Zealand vs Zambia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

New Zealand
4
in 2018
Zambia
4
in 2018
New Zealand rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Zambia
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 4 against 4 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 4 4 0
1970s 4 4 0
1980s 4 4 0
1990s 4 4 0
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, New Zealand or Zambia?
New Zealand, at 4 against 4 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between New Zealand and Zambia?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Zambia 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).