Belgium vs France: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Belgium
3
in 2018
France
3
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
France rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Belgium
  • France
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was France ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and France in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0 —
1840s 1.3 1.4 0.1 France
1850s 2 1.22 0.7778 Belgium
1860s 2 1 1 Belgium
1870s 2 3 1 France
1880s 2 3 1 France
1890s 2 3 1 France
1900s 2 3 1 France
1910s 2 3 1 France
1920s 2 3 1 France
1930s 2 3 1 France
1940s 3 3 0 —
1950s 3 2.6 0.4 Belgium
1960s 3 2.5 0.5 Belgium
1970s 3 3 0 —
1980s 3 3 0 —
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, Belgium or France?
Belgium, at 3 against 3 in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Belgium and France?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2018.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Belgium ranks 1st and France 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).