What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Central African Republic and USSR?

0, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and USSR?

32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.

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.

Central African Republic vs USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Central African Republic

in 2018

USSR

in 1991

Central African Republic rank

84th

USSR rank

84th

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

Central African Republic
USSR

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.

Across all 32 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 84th and USSR ranks 84th of 167 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1	1	USSR
1970s	1	1	USSR
1980s	1	1	USSR
1990s	2	2	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Central African Republic or USSR?: Central African Republic, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Central African Republic and USSR?: 0, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and USSR?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
How do Central African Republic and USSR rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: Central African Republic ranks 84th and USSR ranks 84th 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: 18 September 2026

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).