Brazil vs Uruguay: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Brazil
3
in 2018
Uruguay
3
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Brazil ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Brazil
1840s 1 0 1 Brazil
1850s 1 0 1 Brazil
1860s 1 0 1 Brazil
1870s 1 0 1 Brazil
1880s 0.9 0 0.9 Brazil
1890s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1900s 1 0.6 0.4 Brazil
1910s 1 1 0 —
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1940s 1.33 1 0.3333 Brazil
1950s 3 2.6 0.4 Brazil
1960s 1.89 3 1.11 Uruguay
1970s 1.75 1.25 0.5 Brazil
1980s 2.5 1.6 0.9 Brazil
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, Brazil or Uruguay?
Brazil, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and Uruguay?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
181 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Brazil ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).