Nigeria vs USSR: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Nigeria
4
in 2018
USSR
4
in 1991
Nigeria rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4 against 4 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 | 4 | 1.6 | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 4 | 3.56 | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 4 | 2.4 | USSR |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 | 4 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Nigeria or USSR?
- Nigeria, at 4 against 4 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Nigeria and USSR?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) β 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).