Colombia vs Japan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Colombia
3
in 2018
Japan
3
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Colombia
  • Japan
11.522.53180019092018

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 3 against 3 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Japan Difference Ahead
1830s 3 1 2 Colombia
1840s 3 1 2 Colombia
1850s 3 1 2 Colombia
1860s 3 1 2 Colombia
1870s 3 1 2 Colombia
1880s 2.2 1 1.2 Colombia
1890s 1 1 0 —
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 1 1 0 —
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 3 1 2 Colombia
1940s 3 1 2 Colombia
1950s 1.38 3 1.62 Japan
1960s 2 3 1 Japan
1970s 2.6 3 0.4 Japan
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, Colombia or Japan?
Colombia, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Colombia and Japan?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
170 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Colombia ranks 1st and Japan 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).