Brazil vs Mexico: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Brazil
3
in 2018
Mexico
3
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Brazil ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1820s 1 0 1 Brazil
1830s 1 0 1 Brazil
1840s 1 0 1 Brazil
1850s 1 0 1 Brazil
1860s 1 0.3333 0.6667 Brazil
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 0.9 1 0.1 Mexico
1890s 0.6 1 0.4 Mexico
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 1 0.25 0.75 Brazil
1920s 1 0.6 0.4 Brazil
1930s 0 1 1 Mexico
1940s 1.33 1 0.3333 Brazil
1950s 3 1 2 Brazil
1960s 1.89 1 0.8889 Brazil
1970s 1.6 1 0.6 Brazil
1980s 2.5 1 1.5 Brazil
1990s 3 1.6 1.4 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 Mexico?
Brazil, at 3 against 3 in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and Mexico?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
175 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico 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).