Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Mali
Mali: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Mali, 1960–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Mali stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Mali peaked at 4 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1967.
That places Mali 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.268 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Mali?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Mali was 4 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1960.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1967.
- How does Mali rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Mali ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Openness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).