Argentina vs Belgium: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Argentina
3
in 2018
Belgium
3
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3 against 3 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Belgium ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Belgium Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0 —
1840s 1 1.3 0.3 Belgium
1850s 1 2 1 Belgium
1860s 1 2 1 Belgium
1870s 1 2 1 Belgium
1880s 2 2 0 —
1890s 2 2 0 —
1900s 2 2 0 —
1910s 2.78 2 0.7778 Argentina
1920s 3 2 1 Argentina
1930s 1.6 2 0.4 Belgium
1940s 1 3 2 Belgium
1950s 1.57 3 1.43 Belgium
1960s 2.2 3 0.8 Belgium
1970s 1.6 3 1.4 Belgium
1980s 2.4 3 0.6 Belgium
1990s 3 3 0 —
2000s 3 3 0 —
2010s 3 3 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Argentina or Belgium?
Argentina, at 3 against 3 in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Argentina and Belgium?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Belgium?
173 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Belgium rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Argentina ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness 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 executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).