Argentina vs Japan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Argentina
3
in 2018
Japan
3
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Argentina
  • Japan
11.522.53180019092018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Japan ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Japan Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0 —
1830s 1 1 0 —
1840s 1 1 0 —
1850s 1 1 0 —
1860s 1 1 0 —
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 2 1 1 Argentina
1890s 2 1 1 Argentina
1900s 2 1 1 Argentina
1910s 2.8 1 1.8 Argentina
1920s 3 1 2 Argentina
1930s 1.6 1 0.6 Argentina
1940s 2.2 1 1.2 Argentina
1950s 1.8 3 1.2 Japan
1960s 2.2 3 0.8 Japan
1970s 1.6 3 1.4 Japan
1980s 2.4 3 0.6 Japan
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 Japan?
Argentina, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Argentina and Japan?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
167 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Argentina ranks 1st and Japan 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).