Brazil vs Bulgaria: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Brazil
3
in 2018
Bulgaria
3
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3 against 3 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 0.9 1 0.1 Bulgaria
1890s 0.6 1 0.4 Bulgaria
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 1 1.22 0.2222 Bulgaria
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 0 1 1 Bulgaria
1940s 1.71 1 0.7143 Brazil
1950s 3 1 2 Brazil
1960s 1.89 1 0.8889 Brazil
1970s 1.6 1 0.6 Brazil
1980s 2.5 0.9 1.6 Brazil
1990s 3 2.8 0.2 Brazil
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, Brazil or Bulgaria?
Brazil, at 3 against 3 in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and Bulgaria?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
130 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Brazil ranks 1st and Bulgaria 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).